He offers as an example the chrysalis of the swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon sylvina). Even though diminutive, the chrysalis has the amazing ability to withstand temperatures down to -196oC--the temperature of liquid nitrogen--without perishing.
蔡百峻舉「黃鳳蝶」的蛹為例，小小的蛹，居然可以忍受攝氏零下 196 度的酷寒，也就是在液態氮的玄冰之氣下，封凍不死。這種神秘的抗寒能力並非單獨個體特有，只要是黃鳳蝶，都具有這種「特異功能」。