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Wonderfully,
in the world of insects beetles tend to spend the winter season on
peaks of mountains, with their freezing temperature. As soon as they
feel the coldness of air and the approach of the winter season, they
hasten to peaks of mountains as if they call their species to swim
against the current.
It
is well known that peaks of mountains and lofty locations in the
European countries are very cold to the extent that they are covered
with snow and consequently the (degree of) temperature lowers to
thirty degrees centigrade below zero. No doubt, such a freezing
temperature will have effect on these insects, in the sense of
making them in dire need of extra amount of energy, though their
bodies are filled with fatty substances on which they can depend
throughout the hibernation and fasting period; that extra energy
will provide them with warmness, especially in the latter days of
the winter season, when alimentary canal normally runs out of its
reserves. A question arises here: What about those insects whose
time of breaking fast isn’t due yet? Do they give in to such
critical condition or Allah Almighty grants them a proper means to
overcome it?
Of
course, Allah, Glorified and Exalted be He, Who has fashioned all
His creatures in a very beautiful manner and perfection, has
bestowed on each creature the proper means to lead a satisfied life.
So, Allah does not let these insects or other creatures down.
Actually, an important process happens within bodies of these
insects during their migration to mountains' peaks. During this
period, they eat voraciously and store the extra amounts in the form
of fats.
At
the same time, they abstain from drinking water. Hence, the ratio of
water diminishes in their bodies and the free water existing in
their bodies takes another form, i.e. bounded water. This kind of
water dissolves some alimentary ingredients and turns them into a
high-condensed shape of water. This process is of paramount
importance for these insects which, thereby, gain the ability to
endure the low degrees of temperature. Consequently, water in their
bodies does not freeze when (the degree of) temperature becomes
below zero.
If
the temperature diminishes severely to an unprecedented degree that
cannot be endured, Allah's mercy with these creatures provides them
with another important characteristic, which enables them to get a
wondrous thermal energy through the water reserved in their bodies,
and it’s normally within the inherent temperature of water. If the
air temperature lowers to thirty degrees centigrade below zero, the
insects will release water's energy and thus the temperature of
their bodies will rise to zero.
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