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Fish From 15 Million Years Ago Fossilized With Last Meal Still in Its Stomach
In a nutshell Ferruaspis brocksi was found with its stomach contents, skin pigmentation, and even a parasitic mussel still ...
Plagued by swarms of midges, Italian beach town wants emergency declared
Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of ...
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How Antarctica's Only Native Insect Survives the Extreme Cold
The Antarctic midge, however, employs both during its two-year life cycle. It's an unprecedented combination ... the final transformation from larva to adult. Each midge follows its own timeline, with ...
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District admin moves into action to combat dengue larvae found in over 1,000 houses in garrison city
RAWALPINDI: Dengue mosquito larvae were found in 1,471 houses in the garrison city during a surveillance campaign overthe last two weeks, setting alarm bells ringing for the district administration.
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The butts of these blowfly larvae mimic termite faces
When lifting a stone during an expedition in the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Morocco, researchers came across an unusual sight: three blowfly larvae living inside a termite nest. “I immediately ...
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The Real-Life Inspiration for Midge Maisel, Explained
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How a Tiny Insect Outsmarts Antarctica’s Brutal Cold
The team found that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the ... Reference: “Obligate diapause and its termination shape the life-cycle seasonality of an Antarctic insect” by ...
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Survival Secrets of Antarctica’s Largest Land-Dwelling Creature Are Finally Revealed
“We determined that for the Antarctic midge, obligate diapause ends with the onset of low temperatures in winter so that the larvae all pupate at the same ... Diapause and Its Termination Shape the ...
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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 ...
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Antartica’s only native insect may help humans survive deep space travel
The team said obligate diapause is a dormant period naturally induced at a fixed time in an organism’s life cycle, a rare form seen in insects ... show that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to ...
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The Unique Survival Mechanism of Antarctica’s Native Insect
Obligate diapause is a dormant period naturally induced at a fixed time in an organism’s life cycle, a rare form seen in insects ... The team found that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their ...