The Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) is exciting in more ways than one.It lives most of its life in larval form, frozen in ice. It's the only true insect that lives on the Antarctic continent ...

The Antarctic midge spends more than half its life frozen. A better understanding of how it does so could have implications for human health. By Devi Lockwood There are between five million and ...

Antarctica’s only native insect is being driven to extinction by global warming, scientists say. Increase of 2C in winter temperature could reduce the miniscule Antarctic midge’s chances of ...

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How the ...

The midge is a small, wingless fly that spends most of its two-year larval stage frozen in the Antarctic ice. Upon adulthood, the insects spend seven to 10 days mating and laying eggs, and then ...

How the Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, but there remain many mysteries about the tiny insect.

The Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) is exciting in more ways than one.It lives most of its life in larval form, frozen in ice. It's the only true insect that lives on the Antarctic continent ...

How the Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, but there remain many mysteries about the tiny insect.

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How the Antarctic ...

The Antarctic midge is the only known insect native to the Antarctic continent and is endemic to the Antarctic Peninsula, surviving extreme climates that have historically puzzled scientists.

How the Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, but there remain many mysteries about the tiny insect.