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- Protect from biotic factors
- Regulate physiological processes
- Feathers trap air to provide warmth: emperor penguin
- Down feathers insulate: king eider
- Feather structure insulates: Canada goose
- Compounds protect from extreme cold: a collembola
- Blood flow regulates heat exchange: alligator
- Amphibian withstands freezing: Siberian salamander
- Mound passively heats/cools: compass termite
- Body tissue survives freezing: red bat
- Hibernator survives cold: tenrec
- Glycoprotein prevents ice crystals: Antarctic ice fish
- Glycerol acts as antifreeze: parasitic wasp
- Glucose prevents formation of ice crystals: spring peepers
- Larvae survive freezing: midge
- Large ears aid cooling: elephant
- Worm tolerates temperature gradient of 140 deg F: Pompeii worm
- Antifreeze protects from cold: North American wood frog
- Mechanisms help thermoregulation: bumblebees
- Tubes help cool muscles, transport gases: insects
- Membranes avoid melting: methanogen (thermophile)
- Membranes avoid freezing: bacteria
- Ventilated nests remove heat and gas: termites
- Varying response thresholds aid hive thermoregulation: honeybee
- Coat changes with the seasons: rock squirrel
- Liver survives cold temperatures: squirrel
- Shape shades and enhances heat radiation: cactus
- Microcolonial fungi adapt to extreme conditions: fungi
- Dehydration helps survive freezing: Arctic springtail
- Pigments cells respond to hormones: African clawed frog
- Seed coat and enzymes protect seed: lotus
- Pouch dissipates heat: pelican
- Gular fluttering dissipates heat: nightjars
- Suspending reproduction conserves energy: insects
- Cryptobiosis protects from extremes: water bear
- Air scoops provide cooling: ants
- Architecture avoids flooding, creates microclimates: ants
- Density moderates microclimate: alpine sandwort
- Cuticle provides protection: arthropods
- Large ears used to cool off: jackrabbit
- Cuticle acts as cooling mechanism: Oriental hornet
- Vibration creates heat: honeybee
- Coat insulates against extreme cold: muskox
- Dense underfur insulates: reindeer
- Underhairs provide insulation: Merino sheep
- Fur provides insulation: polar bear
- Sweating aids thermoregulation: mammals
- Waxy coating protects from heat and drought: euphorbia
- Leaves optimize internal state: mangrove
- Furry bracts serve as insulation: lobelia
- Ice in rosette protects bud from frost: lobelia
- Dead leaves function as insulation: giant groundsel
- Antifreeze prevents frost damage: giant groundsel
- Tightly packed stems insulate against cold: cushion plants
- Dense covering protects from cold: snow lotus
- Felt-like covering protects from cold: edelweiss
- Algae protects from freezing: snow algae
- Organism tolerates heat and desiccation: lichen
- Compacted leaves form efficient heat insulation: grass tree
- Branches protected from the sun: quiver tree
- Threads transfer movement to capsule: jumping bean moth caterpillar
- Sugars assist desiccation tolerance: spikemoss
- Relationship provides thermal protection: hot springs panic grass, fungus
- Blood vessels regulate temperature: vertebrates
- Carotid rete cools brain: Thomson's gazelle
- Lingual rete precools blood: gray whale
- Underground dens protect from cold: snakes
- Managing high temperatures: tenrecs
- Body temperature regulated in hot environment: African camels
- Nest kept warm: mallee fowl
- Leaves protect from the elements: conifers
- Group organization protects from the cold: emperor penguins
- Fatty acids prevent freezing: cotton plants
- Microbe survives extreme heat: Pyrolobus archaea
- Larvae survive extreme cold: red flat bark beetle
- Unique antifreeze protects from extreme cold: Alaskan darkling beetle
- Features enhance cooling effect: shade trees
- Spores survive high temperatures: bacteria
- Hardened bubbles provide protection: foam-nesting frog
- Skin fine-tunes internal temperature: African elephant
- Beak size optimized for thermal regulation: birds
- Small leaves buffer ambient temperature: sacred datura
- Body buffers thermal variations: sea star
- Neural circuits compensate for temperature variation: cold-blooded animals
- Shell protects from heat: desert snail
- Hot spots cool and heat: Brazilian free-tailed bat
- Leaf fan optimizes cooling and wind resistance: fan palm tree
- Bark keeps surface cool under the sun: trees
- Bodies stay warm in cold water: skipjack tuna
- Deep divers manage temperature: beaked whales
- Water collection cools hive: honeybee
- Foreleg licking cools skin: red kangaroo
- Wings reduce heat loss: penguin
- Leaves protect from frost: cabbage groundsel
- Turrets ventilate nest: leaf-cutting ant
- Panting cools blood: reindeer
- Cocoon maintains temperature, CO2 levels: tasar silk moth
- Cutin protects edges from cracking: grapes
- Eye lens proteins adapted for clarity in extreme cold: Antarctic toothfish
- Chaotropic molecules prevents from low temperature: Eurotium herbariorum fungus
