Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...
An international research team reveals how the Antarctic midge, the only native insect of Antarctica, survives extreme cold, ...
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.
Summer brings warmer temperatures and longer days, and of course that means spending more time outdoors. Unfortunately, it ...
As insect populations decrease worldwide in what ... The authors of the new study predicted much of this based on the life cycles of the grasshoppers and the environmental conditions at the ...
As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to determine how the six-legged ...
The "unique" way Antarctica’s only native insect survives the extreme cold could help humans travel deep into space, ...
How the Antarctic midge copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, ...
Antarctica’s only native insect, called Belgica antarctica, has adapted to survive in extreme cold temperatures, which could ...
Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that ...
Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. The tiny midge called ...