Abstract
Some adult insects survive extremely. low temperatures using various physiological mechanisms1,2. Here I report that the adult stonefly, Zapada cinctipes (Banks) (Plecoptera: Nemouridae), behaviourally thermoregulates at subzero night temperatures by entering the water.
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Tozer, W. Underwater behavioural thermoregulation in the adult stonefly, Zapada cinctipes. Nature 281, 566–567 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/281566a0
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