Cold Temperatures for an Insect . Like hibernating bears, many insects slow their bodily processes during the tough winter ...

The Antarctic midge is the only known insect native to Antarctica. (photo credit: Yuta Shimizu / Osaka Metropolitan University.) An international team of scientists led by Osaka Metropolitan ...

Flightless Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) is the only known insect native to Antarctica that is able to survive the extreme climate. Researchers have uncovered a part of the mystery of how ...

Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. The tiny midge called Belgica antarctica manages to live in the freezing continent by essentially ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica, survives extreme cold through unique dormancy strategies. During its two-year life cycle, it undergoes quiescence in the ...

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment. Picture an ...

Quiescence and obligate diapause have different advantages, and most insect species opt for one or the other. The Antarctic midge, however, employs both during its two-year life cycle. It’s an ...