Question of the Week: How do frozen wetas "come back to life"?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: How do frozen wetas "come back to life"? Video on Demand: "Junk" DNA Is Not "Junk" Get Equipped: Incredible Creatures That Defy Evolution Blog Highlights News to Note Quick Look After Eden Answers ... with Ken Ham Q: How do frozen wetas "come back to life"? A: The mountain stone weta—a large insect in New Zealand—can survive being frozen in a block of ice, reemerging after the water melts away. Though it sounds simple, it is impossible for most forms of life to survive being frozen. The reason? Water expands, forming ice crystals as it freezes. While this is handy for floating ice and beautiful snowflakes, it means that water in any cell will burst the cell's membrane, with disastrous results. How does the weta survive? The weta's blood is very different from people's. Called hemolymph, it is full of special sugars that prevent the water from crystallizing into mini ice chunks. This preserves the cell structure and allows the weta to survive temperatures down to 14°F (-10°C) for several months. Once it warms up, the weta thaws and resumes life. More death-defying creatures await in this sneak peak from the summer 2012 issue of Answers Magazine. Get Equipped Incredible Creatures That Defy Evolution Wetas with antifreeze blood are amazing, but God's mind-blowing designs get even better! Discover bugs that produce fire to defend themselves, birds that can kill a lion with one kick, and dozens more incredible creatures in this special edition three-DVD set. (Each volume is also available separately.) News to Note Quick Look "Hippie chimp": Easy-going ape joins the genome club. Who's who of human fossils: Identity and age of the world's largest group of human fossils is in dispute. Sweet tooth: "We have evolved to need coercion," says Harvard biologist. Six secrets of you: What is man? A series of lucky evolutionary accidents—a mutant masterpiece! After Eden Answers ... with Ken Ham radio program Adam Was Real Dying You Shall Die Living for 900 Years God Took a Week Light Before the Sun	This Week . . . Introduction to Answers Bible Curriculum (Jun 15) Flag Day and Biblical Banners (Jun 14) What Makes Us Human, and Why It Is Not the Brain: A Creationist Defense of the Soul: Reply (Jun 13) What Makes Us Human, and Why It Is Not the Brain: A Creationist Defense of the Soul: Discussion (Jun 13) An Uncertain Sound (Jun 12) Dinosaurs Spotted Along the Nation’s Highways! (Jun 11) Answers magazine summer sneak peek: Dying to Live Another Day (Jun 10) Video On Demand "Junk" DNA Is Not "Junk" Watch Video (Part 2) Blog Highlights Ken Ham: Are They Really Trying to Remove Evolution? Ken Ham: Compare the Billboards: Creationists vs. Atheists Ken Ham: An Eight Year Old Read What? Pray for AiG Visit our prayer site to stay current on prayer requests and praises. Resources Answers Magazine Subscription: United States Science Confirms The Bible - DVD Tower of Babel - DVD AiG Job Opportunities Bookstore Sales Associate (Seasonal) Audio/Visual Technician See more jobs Connect with Us Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Creation Museum See all networks
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