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Onymacris unguicularis

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Coleoptera

Subfamily
  
Pimeliinae

Phylum
  
Class
  
Family
  
Tenebrionidae

Genus
  
Onymacris

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Species

Onymacris unguicularis Onymacris unguicularis The quotFogbasking beetlequot of the Nam Flickr

Similar
  
Stenocara gracilipes, Stenocara, Darkling beetle, Pimeliinae, Psammodes

The head-stander beetle (Onymacris unguicularis) is a species of fog basking beetle that is native to the Namib Desert of southern Africa. Native to a very arid yet very foggy region, the beetle is nicknamed the "head-stander" beetle for its habit of tipping its head downward and using its legs and the rest of its body to collect water. Fog condenses on the beetle's body to form water droplets. It then directs these drops towards its mouth to hydrate.

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Onymacris unguicularis FileOnymacris unguicularis in Namib Desertjpg Wikimedia Commons

Onymacris unguicularis Beetles of Africa Beetle Details

Onymacris unguicularis Tenebrionid beetle Onymacris unguicularis Namib desert

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References

Onymacris unguicularis Wikipedia