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Snow flies self-amputate freezing limbs to sustain behavior at sub-zero temperatures

Dominic Golding, Katie L. Rupp, Anne Sustar, Brandon Pratt, John C Tuthill

2023Current Biology14 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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SnowCreaturesEcologySupercoolingShrewIcingRain and snow mixedHomeothermyBiologyEnvironmental scienceAtmospheric sciencesThermoregulationMeteorologyGeologyNatural (archaeology)PhysicsPaleontologyPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research