My #Prelights #article about the #coldtolerant and #freezeavoiding #stonefly #Allocapnia #pygmaea living as adult during Nova Scotian (#Canada) #winters and being protected biochemical by #cryoprotectants.
#Evolution #adaptations #biodiversity #ecology
© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

Prelights
S.F. Wirth (2025)
https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/the-cold-tolerance-of-an-adult-winter-active-stonefly-how-allocapnia-pygmaea-plecoptera-capniidae-avoids-freezing-in-nova-scotian-winters/

#Preprint
Jona Lopez Pedersen et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.05.668668

#Photo
Bob Henricks, 2013, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en