I know they’re ectothermic, but there have to be times when they’re too hot. How do they get cool without sweat glands or lungs? Or do they just go dormant/die like when it’s too cold? Or does heat just not affect them like it does warm-blooded animals?
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Most insects do some sort of hibernation if it gets too cold. They do also seek warmer places as well as each other when it gets cold. So insects do not care if it gets too cold unless it is well bellow freezing. They just reduce their activity levels and even live much longer. On the other hand too hot can be an issue. They do seek to cold places as well as towards humidity in order to cool of as much as they can. However if it gets too hot the insects die.
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