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This little gall wasp (Callimome dubiosum) is small but sturdy! It was reared from a gall on a hickory leaf 200 years ag...
05/02/2024

This little gall wasp (Callimome dubiosum) is small but sturdy! It was reared from a gall on a hickory leaf 200 years ago today, and is still serving the scientific community as the type specimen of its species.

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Winter usually means bad news for insects, but for snow flies, it's their time to thrive. ❄️

Adapted to cold temperatures and snowy weather, members of the genus Chionea can be found during the winter season in forested environments, walking across the surface of the snow.

Observed living successfully at temperatures well below freezing, if temperatures drop too low, they are able to detach one or more of their six legs in an effort to protect their internal organs from the advancing cold.

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