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

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

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

“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers found that the Moroccan fly maggot, a previously unknown type of fly larva, had developed butts that look like termite heads. The two-faced larvae were discovered by chance ...