Water capture by a desert beetle

被引：1777

作者：

Parker, AR

Lawrence, CR

机构：

[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Oxford OX1 3PS, England

[2] QinetiQ, Mech Sci Sector, Farnborough GU14 0LX, Hants, England

来源：

NATURE | 2001年 / 414卷 / 6859期

关键词：

Fog; -; Water;

D O I：

10.1038/35102108

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

This insect has a tailor-made covering for collecting water from early-morning fog.

引用

页码：33 / 34

页数：2

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