Polypedilum vanderplanki or the sleeping chironomid, is a dipteran in the family Chironomidae (non-biting midges). It occurs in the semi-arid regions of...

Polypedilum is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This is probably the most species-rich...

absensilobum Zhang & Wang g Polypedilum abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918 c g Polypedilum acifer Townes, 1945 i c g Polypedilum acristylum g Polypedilum acutulum Oyewo &...

1 to defend it. Ichiro transforms into a sleeping chironomid (Polypedilum vanderplanki) then vents air from the vessel to asphyxiate the cockroaches....

nematodes, and at least one insect, a species of chironomid (Polypedilum vanderplanki). However, other life forms exhibit desiccation tolerance. These...

the dry state. Anhydrobiotic larvae of the African chironomid Polypedilum vanderplanki can withstand prolonged complete desiccation (reviewed by Cornette...

cryptobiotic (anhydrobiotic), the African chironomid Polypedilum vanderplanki. Polypedilum vanderplanki undergoes anhydrobiosis, a cryptobiotic state wherein...

30–40% body water in winter vs 4% body water in the chironomid fly, Polypedilum vanderplanki. It uses a variety of anti-freeze proteins in contrast with the...

threitol. Other notable freeze-tolerant animals include the fly Polypedilum vanderplanki and the beetle Cucujus clavipes puniceus. Ned Rozell (Oct 2007)...

"Vitrification is essential for anhydrobiosis in an African chironomid, Polypedilum vanderplanki". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United...

1945) P. punctipes (Wiedemann, 1817) P. vittata (Townes, 1945) Genus Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912 Subgenus Cerobregma Zhang & Wang 1999 P. paucisetum Zhang...