As seen in the Winnipeg Free Press, Sunday Magazine, Mar. 25, 2001. Click the thumbnails to see full size images. Close the image windows when you're done.
Nature has cool ways of coping below zero.
Cryo-preservation, being frozen alive, may sound like science fiction, but it is actually very common in nature. Right now, there are butterflies and wasps tucked into the crevices of your garage or under the bark of a tree that are passing winter as little bug-cicles. And unlike frozen frogs, these insects are above the snow cover, enduring the worst a Manitoba winter has to offer. Look outside your window. The trees and shrubs you see, albeit bare of leaves right now, are still very much alive.