Antarctic midge survives extreme cold with unique dormancy strategies
Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native ...
How Antarctica's only native insect could hold secrets to deep space travel
Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. The tiny midge called ...
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Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism
What’s the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? An Osaka Metropolitan University-led international ...
Antarctica's only insect could help humans travel deep into space
Antarctica’s only native insect, called Belgica antarctica, has adapted to survive in extreme cold temperatures, which could ...
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Head capsule of a midge larva found in Holocene lake sediments from northwest Greenland. (IMAGE)
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Clawing Back
The water quality deteriorated further, and in 2001, a lack of oxygen caused a massive kill of alewives, which had been introduced in the lake in hopes that they’d prey on midge larvae. The dead fish ...
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The Unique Survival Mechanism of Antarctica’s Native Insect
How the Antarctic midge copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, ...