30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
BBC World Service
Stenocara beetle and water collector
12 minutes Posted Jun 17, 2019 at 12:00 am.
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It performs headstands in a desert; now this beetle is teaching us how to collect water. The Stenocara beetle survives in one of the most arid places in the world – the Namib Desert in southern Africa. Scientists have been studying its wings and back.

With Patrick Aryee.
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