Is magnesium the sleeping potion that enables sandhoppers to survive cold winters?

A sandhopper found around 30cm beneath the beach surface at Portwrinkle, Cornwall (UK). The creature had elevated its magnesium levels to enter a torpid state meaning it could survive the cold winter months
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