Stenocara dentata

Stenocara dentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Genus:	Stenocara
Species:	S. dentata
Binomial name
	Stenocara dentata; Herbst, 1799

Stenocara dentata, the long-legged darkling beetle, is an insect of darkling beetle family found in southern Africa. The beetle stands in a head down posture on sand dunes to catch the morning mist which collects in drops on its body and slides into its mouth.^[1] It is large enough to crawl out of the trap of the plant, Hydnora africana, unlike smaller beetles which remain trapped for several days.^[2]

References[]

^ ZooGram, Sarah Evans, Maryland Zoo, Winter 2005
^ POLLINATION BIOLOGY OF HYDNORA AFRICANA THUNB. (HYDNORACEAE) IN NAMIBIA: BROOD-SITE MIMICRY WITH INSECT IMPRISONMENT, Jay F. Bolin,* Erika Maass, and Lytton J. Musselman, Old Dominion University, U.S.A. and University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia; Int. J. Plant Sci. 170(2):157–163. 2009.

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[1] ZooGram, Sarah Evans, Maryland Zoo, Winter 2005

[2] POLLINATION BIOLOGY OF HYDNORA AFRICANA THUNB. (HYDNORACEAE) IN NAMIBIA: BROOD-SITE MIMICRY WITH INSECT IMPRISONMENT, Jay F. Bolin,* Erika Maass, and Lytton J. Musselman, Old Dominion University, U.S.A. and University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia; Int. J. Plant Sci. 170(2):157–163. 2009.

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