On Being A Cold Bug

Bugs endure much during winter and the cold months. They use different approaches to try and live through the winter months so the can continue their lives during the more desirable months. Having to live in these months outside in the cold is a thought I do not enjoy thinking about. Simply walking to class in 9 degree weather is absolutely miserable. Being in this weather constantly day and night would be the most uncomfortable thing I can think of.

Me icing my arm at Emory after pitching 2 games

The coldest I remember being in recent times was February of last year. We went to Emory for a softball tournament and it was freezing cold. Snow was covering the field and we played two games on a Saturday and Sunday. I have issues playing in Under Armour. I can't pitch and play games in it, so I was pitching and sleeveless during these two days. I had Hot Hands taped to my forearm because it was knotting up and impossible for me to throw. Needless to say it was not my best tournament.

If I was an insect and I had to choose a life stage in which I would want to spend my winter, I would choose to live it as nymph or pupa so that I could sleep through the winter and literally not do a thing. If I could sleep through the winter as a human I honestly believe that I would. As an insect I would want to freeze in the pupa stage and then thawing out and repeating this cycle over and over again for years, like the Gynaephora caterpillar. I do not think I could supercool myself and then try to avoid freezing from icicles and things. I also feel that the Asian Ladybird beetles trying to invade people's homes and dying due to lack of food, water, and the dry air would be a bad idea to try. I feel that plan of attack is the least productive option out of all of the options we discussed during class.