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UBC researchers find how diving insect larvae survive pressure that should collapse their air sacs. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of British Columbia.

UBC researchers find how diving insect larvae survive pressure that should collapse their air sacs.

Alumni Digest editorial deskJuly 23, 20262 min read
In the September issue
The lake is not the ocean
The insect story makes summer field science feel close enough to touch. A tiny animal becomes a vehicle for a larger question about adaptation and the assumptions researchers carry into a problem. The best research stories do not flatten the finding into a slogan. They show the mechanism, the surprise and the next question. Photo: Reporting: Alex Walls. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

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UBC researchers find how diving insect larvae survive pressure that should collapse their air sacs.

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