The exponential dependence of ATP production, which is governed by the 0.65 eV activation energy, can be translated into the simple statement that for every 10°C rise in temperature the production rate doubles. Consequently, a relatively small increase of only 10°C leads to a doubling of metabolic rate and therefore to a doubling of the rate of living. By the way, this is why you don’t see many insects in the morning when it’s cool—they have to wait till it warms up to increase their metabolism.
