Why Don't Insects Live in the Ocean? Scientists Just Ruled Out One Possible Explanation Thanks to Deep-Diving Fly Larvae

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insects10x no texto
“The cycle seems to help the insects evade predators.”
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Frase de exemploThe cycle seems to help the insects evade predators.
larvae9x no texto
“Now, however, the deep-diving larvae in East Africa are challenging that notion.”
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Frase de exemploNow, however, the deep-diving larvae in East Africa are challenging that notion.
species7x no texto
“edulis and three other species belonging to the Chaoborus genus in water-filled pressure chambers.”
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Frase de exemploedulis and three other species belonging to the Chaoborus genus in water-filled pressure chambers.
insect7x no texto
“But in June, researchers reported that our planet might actually host between 14 million and 20 million insect species .”
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Frase de exemploBut in June, researchers reported that our planet might actually host between 14 million and 20 million insect species .
ocean6x no texto
“Yet for some reason, none of them are found in the ocean.”
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Frase de exemploYet for some reason, none of them are found in the ocean.
pressure6x no texto
“Then, to investigate how well the insect can withstand pressure, the scientists placed larvae and pupae—the next developmental stage—of C.”
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Frase de exemploThen, to investigate how well the insect can withstand pressure, the scientists placed larvae and pupae—the next developmental stage—of C.
lake6x no texto
“In the morning, larvae descend to the lake’s hypolimnion—the deepest, coldest layer of water—at an average rate of about 25 feet per hour.”
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Frase de exemploIn the morning, larvae descend to the lake’s hypolimnion—the deepest, coldest layer of water—at an average rate of about 25 feet per hour.
air6x no texto
“The structures change in response to alterations in pH level in the walls of the air sacs.”
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Frase de exemploThe structures change in response to alterations in pH level in the walls of the air sacs.
sacs6x no texto
“The larvae’s air sacs are covered in alternating bands of resilin and stiff cuticle, giving the respiratory structures the ability to contract and expand like an accordion to change the animals’ buoyancy.”
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Frase de exemploThe larvae’s air sacs are covered in alternating bands of resilin and stiff cuticle, giving the respiratory structures the ability to contract and expand like an accordion to change the animals’ buoyancy.
feet5x no texto
“In the afternoon, they begin to rise toward the surface at an average rate of 65 feet per hour, finishing the journey by late evening.”
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Frase de exemploIn the afternoon, they begin to rise toward the surface at an average rate of 65 feet per hour, finishing the journey by late evening.
scientists4x no texto
“Scientists have come up with a few possible explanations, and a popular one posits that the insect respiratory system would implode from water pressure.”
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Frase de exemploScientists have come up with a few possible explanations, and a popular one posits that the insect respiratory system would implode from water pressure.
statement4x no texto
““This was a big surprise,” says study co-author Philip Matthews , a zoologist at the University of British Columbia in Canada, in a statement .”
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Frase de exemplo“This was a big surprise,” says study co-author Philip Matthews , a zoologist at the University of British Columbia in Canada, in a statement .
possible3x no texto
“Scientists have come up with a few possible explanations, and a popular one posits that the insect respiratory system would implode from water pressure.”
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Frase de exemploScientists have come up with a few possible explanations, and a popular one posits that the insect respiratory system would implode from water pressure.
deep-diving3x no texto
“Now, however, the deep-diving larvae in East Africa are challenging that notion.”
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Frase de exemploNow, however, the deep-diving larvae in East Africa are challenging that notion.
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“Scientists Just Ruled Out One Possible Explanation Thanks to Deep-Diving Fly Larvae Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.”
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Frase de exemploScientists Just Ruled Out One Possible Explanation Thanks to Deep-Diving Fly Larvae Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
researchers3x no texto
“But in June, researchers reported that our planet might actually host between 14 million and 20 million insect species .”
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Frase de exemploBut in June, researchers reported that our planet might actually host between 14 million and 20 million insect species .
thought3x no texto
“More insect species than we thought Many recent insect estimates have come to the consensus that Earth has roughly six million species.”
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Frase de exemploMore insect species than we thought Many recent insect estimates have come to the consensus that Earth has roughly six million species.
respiratory3x no texto
“Scientists have come up with a few possible explanations, and a popular one posits that the insect respiratory system would implode from water pressure.”
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Frase de exemploScientists have come up with a few possible explanations, and a popular one posits that the insect respiratory system would implode from water pressure.
east3x no texto
“Now, however, the deep-diving larvae in East Africa are challenging that notion.”
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Frase de exemploNow, however, the deep-diving larvae in East Africa are challenging that notion.
protein3x no texto
“Studying some of them in the lab revealed their secret: a highly elastic protein called resilin.”
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Frase de exemploStudying some of them in the lab revealed their secret: a highly elastic protein called resilin.