Colloids present in insect tissues and body liquids withdraw and bind free water under a falling temperature. Some of the properties are changed when water is bound and this protects the insect during the winter. There is a direct correlation between winter hardiness of insects and amount of water bound.
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W. H. Robinson (1927) studied this question.
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