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Stenocara, a beetle from the Namib Desert, collects drinking water from fog. Its wing covers mix water-attracting bumps, where droplets grow, with water-repelling channels that guide them to its mouth. Described in Nature in 2001, the structure inspired biomimetic fog collectors.
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