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    dunes Onymacris unguicularis unguicularis A southern subspecies that occupy Namib sand dunes Onymacris unguicularis unguicularis Onymacris unguicularis schulzeae...
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  • natural temperature differences. Biomimicry studies have shown the Onymacris unguicularis beetle has the natural ability to perform this task. The Incas were...
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    diversity in arid environments. One adaptation shown by some (e.g. Onymacris unguicularis) is the ability to gather water from fog in order to drink. Beutel...
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  • beetle (Onymacris unguicularis) and the button beetle or trench-digging beetle (Lepidochora discoidalis). The "fog-basking" beetle(O. unguicularis) gets...
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    this behavior is seen in the beetle species Carabus insulicola and Onymacris unguicularis. In the former, the second male to mate with a female is able to...
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  • answered Dichtha spp. Zophosis spp. Psammodes spp. Molurini spp. Onymacris unguicularis Toktokkies This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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    are collectively known as "fog beetles". For example, one beetle, Onymacris unguicularis, has smooth elytrons that cause humidity from the morning fogs to...
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    air's humidity through their cuticles. Some desert insects, such as Onymacris unguicularis, have evolved to drink substantially from nighttime fog. Amphibians...
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    [citation needed] Several Namibian Tenebrionids, such as Onymacris unguicularis and Onymacris bicolor, have evolved a specialised surface on their elytra...
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    may also obtain water from dew (i.e. from humid air without fog). Onymacris unguicularis, another fog-basking Namib desert beetle Physosterna cribripes,...
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    adaptations are found in several other Namib desert beetles such as Onymacris unguicularis. Some terrestrial beetles that exploit shoreline and floodplain...
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    Onymacris unguicularis beetle with landmarks for morphometric analysis...
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    One of Gobabebs greatest discoveries: The beetle Onymacris unguicularis...
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