The Amazon rainforest is always thought of as a pleasantly warm and tropical place, but it has periods of cold […] The post Cold Fronts Are Sweeping Across The Amazon Rainforest, And Here’s How It’s ...

It's not always cosy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Würzburg researchers have investigated how animals react to this.

It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause ... Conclusion: All in all, the insects and mammals studied appear to have coped well with the cold wave- with one ...

Insects are completely immobile during torpor ... Holzmann et al, Cold waves in the Amazon rainforest and their ecological impact, Biology Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.

Focus on Insects and Mammals For the study ... www.andiv.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/ < Typical animals in the lowland rainforest of the Amazon: On the left, the palm-sized dung beetle Cop ...