In the frozen world of Antarctica, one tiny insect has mastered the art of survival. The Antarctic midge, the only insect ...

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. The tiny midge called ...

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native ...

What’s the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? An Osaka Metropolitan University-led international ...

The "unique" way Antarctica’s only native insect survives the extreme cold could help humans travel deep into space, ...

Antarctic midge survives extreme climate through quiescence and obligate diapause, key to its survival in harsh environment.

Antarctica’s only native insect, called Belgica antarctica, has adapted to survive in extreme cold temperatures, which could ...

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 ...

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 ...

How the Antarctic midge copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, ...