On being a cold bug

The general term for any insect that endures the winter without the comfort of an egg is called over-wintering. Certain insects will use different strategies to survive the winter. Some will alter their body chemistry. Some will purposely freeze themselves. Others search for dry, insulated shelters to escape the cold climate. Certain techniques are more prevalent in distinct regions that correlate to latitude. Greater latitudes have colder winters in which temperatures drop beneath water's freezing point. Insects that live in these regions have adapted and evolved to address the threat of bodily destruction on the cellular level. Climates in the lesser latitudes are typically above freezing temperatures, so insects within these regions make different preparations for the cold seasons.
If I were to be an insect in Birmingham, AL during the winter, I would like to be an insect that goes through complete metamorphosis. The pupal stage would occur throughout the winter season. I would lose my mind if I had to stay as either a larva or an adult because of the constant search of food in order to avoid desiccation. Confined to the small spaces where warmth still resides, my sanity would dwindle to nothing within a few days. The idea of transforming from what many people view as repulsive to an elegant, graceful, and beautiful being remains a key reason to choose the pupal stage of the complete metamorphic cycle. When I escape my self-made prison, I enter the renewed earth during a stage of the cycle dedicated to reproduction. I basically wake up from a long slumber to have sex. This sounds pretty attractive to me.
Other insects simply find a place underground or in a tree constantly in search of food to maintain a healthy body temperature. There is no reason why I would choose to struggle through two months of cold temperatures in a claustrophobe's nightmare when I can physically remake myself into elegance incarnate.