Submitted by failedtalkshowhost t3_yzvqaw in askscience
chouchchair t1_ix5rc1m wrote
Reply to comment by suhdaey in How do insects survive winter? How do northenly climates have any insects? by failedtalkshowhost
Not at all. Glucose, for example, is used as an “antifreeze” compound in several organisms. It’s more about increasing the osmolality in the extra cellular fluid. If this is done effectively in an organism, the extra cellular fluid may freeze, but the water content has been mostly drawn out of the cells themselves so they won’t lyse during freezing.
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