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Insects that live under the water have different strategies for dealing with freezing than terrestrial insects do. Many insect species survive winter not as adults on land, but as larvae underneath the surface of the water. Under the water many benthic invertebrates will experience some subfreezing temperatures, especially in small streams.
Thrips can survive the winter as adults or through egg or pupal diapause. [ 14 ] Thrips are haplodiploid with haploid males (from unfertilised eggs, as in Hymenoptera ) and diploid females capable of parthenogenesis (reproducing without fertilisation), many species using arrhenotoky , a few using thelytoky . [ 80 ]
In cooler climates, some houseflies hibernate in winter, choosing to do so in cracks and crevices, gaps in woodwork, and the folds of curtains. They arouse in the spring when the weather warms up, and search out a place to lay their eggs. [27] Houseflies have many predators, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, various insects, and spiders.
Cluster flies are distinct from other types of flies and are often confused with more common houseflies. They are about a quarter-inch long, with a grayish appearance and golden or silverish hairs ...
Winter is upon the North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma region and the conditions of this season present challenges to our region’s wild animals. 'Move, change or die': How these animals adapt ...
Chionea is a genus of wingless limoniid crane flies. It consists of two subgenera, the holarctic Chionea and palaearctic Sphaeconophilus. About 37 species are currently recognized in the northern hemisphere, [1] but there are probably several undescribed species. They are commonly called snow flies.
A major winter storm is expected to deliver heavy snow, ice and rain across much of the U.S. this weekend into Monday, affecting areas from the Plains to the mid-Atlantic East Coast. The system ...
Overwintering is the process by which some organisms pass through or wait out the winter season, or pass through that period of the year when "winter" conditions (cold or sub-zero temperatures, ice, snow, limited food supplies) make normal activity or even survival difficult or near impossible. In some cases "winter" is characterized not ...