Can Namib Desert Beetles Help Us Solve Our Drought Problems? | Think Like a Tree

Namib desert beetles live in an area with little ground water, so how is it that they have no trouble finding H2O? Find out how the resourceful insects use their wing scales to absorb water droplets from fog, and how we can use them as a model for combating water shortages.

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Can Namib Desert Beetles Help Us Solve Our Drought Problems? | Think Like a Tree
Narration by Janine Benyus

Director: Michael Kleiman

Producer: Joey Carey

Production Company: Sundial Pictures

Editor: Michael Kleiman

Additional Editing: Marina Epstein-Katz

Animation: Kyle Predki

Camera: Joshua Weinstein

Sound: Reed Adler

Archival Research: Audrey Evans

Special Thanks: Stefan and Paul Nowicki