By standing on dunes and facing the wind, the fog beetle collects the water from fog and drinks it. This is called fog basking. Click the button to play this film clip of the beetle from Namib. You can also view a larger version of this Greatest Places film clip (2.0Mb). How much water, compared to its body weight, does the fog beetle drink per day?

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