The Debrief2d
Survival Secrets of Antarctica’s Largest Land-Dwelling Creature Are Finally Revealed
The hardy Antarctic midge finally reveals some of its survival secrets to Osaka Metropolitan University researchers in a new ...
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 ...
JSTOR Daily7y
Early Stages in the Development of Certain Pachypsylla Galls on Celtis
The cells are not killed. The proboscis is inserted but once, the larva retaining its position through the period of gall development. (b) Hypertrophy of the epidermal and adjacent mesophyll cells on ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs7d
Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism
Before the second winter, the larvae reach their final stage but don't pupate. Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle. The Antarctic midge is the ...
EurekAlert!27d
Head capsule of a midge larva found in Holocene lake sediments from northwest Greenland. (IMAGE)
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The Victoria Advocate8d
Antartica’s only native insect may help humans survive deep space travel
Their findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, show that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can ...
technologynetworks8d
The Unique Survival Mechanism of Antarctica’s Native Insect
The team found that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment when it suddenly ...