Ladybugs Use Antifreeze?! 3 Curious Ways Insects Survive in the Cold
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
4.8 • 618 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever seen a ladybug wearing a sweater? How about a bee wearing a scarf or a spider wearing snow boots? Insects might not have a winter wardrobe, but God designed them to brave the cold in very creative ways! We're exploring:
- Why did God make seasons?
- How do insects survive cold months?
- How can we live and do well in hard times?
- How can we create a legacy for those who live after us?
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Scriptures Used in This Episode:
“As long as the earth continues, planting and harvest, cold and hot, summer and winter, day and night will not stop.” Genesis 8:22
“He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.” Colossians 1:17
“God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.” Psalm 46:1
“This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.” Psalm 91:2
“We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope. And this hope will never disappoint us, because God has poured out his love to fill our hearts…” Romans 5:3-5
“He (God) will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain, because all the old ways are gone.” Revelation 1:4
Terms Learned in This Episode:
Lifespan: The amount of time a certain species normally lives for.
Diapause: When an insect goes dormant (stops growing or developing) to survive the cold. Similar to hibernation.
Glycerol: A chemical compound some insects produce to keep their cells from freezing (same chemical used in antifreeze).
Legacy: What we do in life that blesses and impacts people after our lives.
Refuge: A safe place. A shelter.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
| 0:04.0 | Click the link in our show notes to print and color along as you listen. |
| 0:08.1 | And join the Nat Theo Club at the link in our show notes to receive a full lesson and activity guide and a bonus video of content every single week. |
| 0:17.0 | So you can dive deeper into every lesson. |
| 0:20.0 | Explore God's wild and wonderful world in the Nat Theo Club at Aaron Linum.com |
| 0:25.2 | slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.8 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast, where we explore nature, the Bible, and what both of them show us about |
| 0:42.4 | our creator, God, who made this wild and wonderful world. I'm your host, Aaron Linum. I'm a certified |
| 0:52.7 | master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author, and I am so |
| 0:57.8 | excited to explore God's word and his created world with you. Have you ever seen a ladybug |
| 1:07.4 | wearing a sweater? That would look pretty silly because a ladybug has six legs and would |
| 1:13.9 | need six sleeves on its sweater. Or how about this? Have you ever seen a bee wearing a scarf? |
| 1:22.5 | Or a spider wearing snow boots? He would need eight boots for his eight feet. I have not seen these |
| 1:31.2 | things either. So if insects don't wear sweaters, scarves, or winter boots, how do they |
| 1:38.3 | survive when the weather gets cold? That is exactly what we are exploring today. Here's our trail map. We'll be finding |
| 1:46.9 | answers to these questions. First, why did God make seasons? How do insects survive cold months? |
| 1:57.2 | How can we live and do well in hard times? |
| 2:04.4 | And finally, how can we create a legacy? |
| 2:10.0 | And don't worry, we'll dive into that word legacy for those who come after us. |
| 2:17.0 | Before we get going, make sure you download and print the free coloring sheet that goes along with this episode. |
| 2:18.2 | You can get that coloring sheet at the link in today's show notes or at Aaron Linem.com slash Nat Theo 16. And have you ever |
| 2:27.3 | wondered what's inside our full episode guides? Members of our Nat Theo Club receive |
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