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Never understood how mosquitos could survive the sub-zero temperatures of an Alaskan winter for example.
by lazyeye 1y ago
Never understood how mosquitos could survive the sub-zero temperatures of an Alaskan winter for example.
- ceejayoz 1y agohttps://www.gi.alaska.edu/alaska-science-forum/how-mosquitoes-overwinter-alaska https://www.gi.alaska.edu/alaska-science-forum/how-mosquitoe... TL;DR: Eggs and glycerol.
- astrobe_ 1y agoInsects are more resilient than mammals in many ways. For instance, radioresistance [1]. Plus fast, quantity-oriented breeding cycles that makes them more reactive to changes in the environment. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioresistance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioresistance