Molecular mechanisms underpinning buoyancy control in the aquatic larvae of Chaoborus evolved from tracheal fluid clearing functionality.

Aquatic larvae belonging to the genus Chaoborus are the only truly pelagic insects, possessing the ability to regulate their buoyancy and position in the water column by using two pairs of closed, air-filled sacs derived from the longitudinal trunks…

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