Wonders of Creation

So the little desert beetle climbs a sand dune equivalent to the size of two Everest's for such a small animal . They make this journey at just the right time each month when the Fogs come in off the sea. It climbs the sand dune and then stands on its front legs and the moisture gathers on its shell in such a way that it runs down to its mouth and gives it the water it needs to live.

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The shell shape is perfect for collecting water from Fog.

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Zoologists at Oxford University, UK, discovered that a combination of hydrophilic ridges and waxy hydrophobic furows on Beetle‘s back cause fog to condense into droplets which run down into its mouth.

 

Namibia fog travels so fast that it will not stick and condense on most surfaces. But the beetle’s back surface is ideally suited to capture this moisture. This has been copied by scientists who have made water condensers in South America which use the Namibian beetle design.

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As always, thank you God for your wonderful creation.

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