And the effect of this is that as the droplets start to form on the bumps, they stay in tight, spherical beads, which means they're much more mobile than they would be if it was just a film of water over the whole beetle's shell.
Selle toimel juhtub see, et kui piisad hakkavad mügarate otsa tekkima, säilivad nad kompaktsete, ümarate tilkadena, mis tähendab, et nad on palju mobiilsemad, kui nad oleksid juhul, kui põrnika kest oleks lihtsalt kaetud veekihiga.