Namib desert #beetles run to stay cool https://theconversation.com/a-namib-desert-beetle-runs-to-stay-cool-how-scientists-solved-the-puzzle-of-this-unique-and-speedy-species-269433

Beetling the heat – the diurnal #Namib Desert #beetle Onymacris plana cools by running: Carole Roberts et al. https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/228/16/jeb250379/368895/Beetling-the-heat-the-diurnal-Namib-Desert-beetle

"it’s the fastest of all the #invertebrates of the #NamibDesert sands. This tiny beetle can run as fast as a human can walk... the beetle in fact gets cooler when it exercises. This is the first land animal to have been found with this capability... some desert #ants may also be able to do it"