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scientific illustration of a snow fly (Tipulidae: Chionea spp), a genus of wingless crane flies that live on the snow on mountainsides. as adults they don't eat anything besides slurpees snowmelt water, and have a bad habit of losing their limbs to the ice but don't generally seem to care. they also often harbor non-parasitic nematodes around their necks
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Snow fly (Chionea sp.)
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Highlights
• Snow flies sustain walking at internal body temperatures as low as −10°C
• At this lower limit, the snow fly’s precious body fluids freeze, and it dies
• Snow flies self-amputate freezing legs to prevent ice from spreading to the body
• Leg self-amputation prolongs snow fly survival under frigid conditions
The snow fly, Chionea, is one of the only insects that remains active through the winter in snowy environments. Using thermal imaging, Goldi
12/30/2014
Genus Chionea- Snow Flies- Female - 5mm
The female have a sharp ovipositor males do not.
Wingless. Often seen in winter walking on snow.
Name- From chion (χιών), the Greek word for snow.
Information from BugGuide.
