Goosebumps
Posted by Tina Archer on July 14, 2003
Q: Does the goosebump reaction affect our body temperature?
A: With the exception of the hair on our head, I doubt that we're helped much, if at all, by having goosebumps when cold since we have so little hair to trap air.
John Wiessinger ( July 29, 2003)
Filed under: Ecology