Mechanisms of Survival and Resistance of Arthropods
to Drought in Marine and Stream Habitats and
Possible use of its Survival Mechanism for Human

Dr Jim Clarke

Opinion

Mechanisms of Survival and Resistance of Arthropods to Drought in Marine and Stream Habitats and Possible use of its Survival Mechanism for Human

Hassan Vatandoost^1,2*

¹Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

²Department of Environmental Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Corresponding Author

Received Date: January 15, 2021; Published Date: February 15, 2021

Abstract

Some invertebrates, when severely dehydrated, go into a state of suspended animation in which their metabolisms completely cease. When conditions are right, the insect come back to life. The sleeping fly called Polypedilum vanderplanki belong to the order of Diptera and Family of Chironomidae. They live mainly in Africa (Figure 1).

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Citation

Hassan Vatandoost. Mechanisms of Survival and Resistance of Arthropods to Drought in Marine and Stream Habitats and Possible use of its Survival Mechanism for Human. Ad Oceanogr & Marine Biol. 2(4): 2021. AOMB.MS.ID.000542.