HOW DO AFRICAN FLIES SURVIVE SEVERE DROUGHT?
They survive by turning into a glassy substance, something similar to solidified sugar or candy. According to Science News, the larvae Polypedilum vanderplanki turn into a mummified condition during a severe drought, replacing their body fluids with a candy substance. Their metabolism ceases, and the larvae continue in a state of inactivity for up to 17 years until they are revived by the next rains.
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