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翻訳と辞書　辞書検索 [ 開発暫定版 ] スポンサード リンク Stenocara gracilipes ： ウィキペディア英語版 Stenocara gracilipes ''Stenocara gracilipes'', also known as the ''Fogstand Beetle'', is a species of beetle that is native to the Namib Desert of southern Africa. This is one of the most arid areas of the world, receiving only of rain per year. The beetle is able to survive by collecting water on its bumpy back surface from early morning fogs. To drink water, the ''S. gracilipes'' stands on a small ridge of sand using its long, spindly legs. Facing into the breeze, with its body angled at 45°, the beetle catches fog droplets on its hardened wings. Its head faces upwind, and its stiff, bumpy outer wings are spread against the damp breeze. Minute water droplets (15-20 µm in diameter) from the fog gather on its wings; there the droplets stick to hydrophilic (water-loving) bumps, which are surrounded by waxy, hydrophobic troughs. Droplets flatten as they make contact with the hydrophilic surfaces, preventing them from being blown by wind and providing a surface for other droplets to attach. Accumulation continues until the combined droplet weight overcomes the water's electrostatic attraction to the bumps as well as any opposing force of the wind; in a 30 km/h breeze, such a droplet would stick to the wing until it grows to roughly 5 mm in diameter; at that point it will roll down the beetle's back to its mouthparts. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have emulated this capability by creating a textured surface that combines alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials. Potential uses include extracting moisture from the air〔(Airdrop Irrigation ) at gizmag. Retrieved 2015-01-05.〕 and creating fog-free windows and mirrors. A company called NBD Nano is attempting to commercialize the technology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2012-10-29 )〕 Lately, it has been shown that these beetles may also obtain water from dew (i.e. from humid air without fog). ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stenocara gracilipes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.