The Antarctic midge is the only insect native to Antarctica, surviving extreme cold through a unique combination of dormancy ...

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

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the ...

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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 ...

“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 ...

They found that the midge deals with the seasons during its two-year life cycle by undergoing quiescence ... The Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter ...

When you think of the species that call Antarctica home, you probably picture penguins waddling on the ice or seals lounging by the shore. Yet, amid this icy expanse, there’s a lesser-known creature ...

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 ...

Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered how the Antarctic midge survives in extreme climates through a two-year life cycle involving ... the insect’s larvae usually grow ...

Its second quiet period comes from within, when it reaches a fixed point in its life cycle ... midge obligate diapause ends with the onset of low temperatures in winter so that the larvae all ...

Obligate diapause is a dormant period naturally induced at a fixed time in an organism’s life cycle, a rare form ... The team found that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second ...