WSU researcher sees survival story in Antarctic fly's small genome
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 17:30
in Biology & Nature
Few animals can boast of being as tough as the Antarctic midge. Its larvae develop over not one but two Antarctic winters, losing nearly half their body mass each time. It endures high winds, salt, and intense ultraviolet radiation. As an adult, the midge gets by without wings and lives for only a week or so before starting its life cycle all over again.