Polypedilum vanderplanki
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Polypedilum vanderplanki is a species of mosquito that can a. occursin Nigeria .
Cryptobiosis in the larvae
The larvae of Polypedilum vanderplanki are the most insects resistant to both cold and drought. As dehydrated larvae, they can survive in liquid helium (−270 ° C) for up to five minutes without permanent damage. In addition, Polypedilum vanderplanki is the only known species that can dry out and survive below 3% moisture . In their natural environment, the larvae are exposed to temperatures of over 70 ° C. In the laboratory, they survived temperatures of over 100 ° C for three hours, temperatures of over 200 ° C for five minutes. You can go from a completely dry, inactive state to a completely active state in less than an hour (approximately 44 minutes). This at times severe restriction in physical activity is known as cryptobiosis .
literature
- Hinton, HE (1960): A fly larva that tolerates dehydration and temperatures from -270 ° C to + 102 ° C. In: Nature. 188: 333-337