Backyard Nature - Where insects go in Winter
I was recently walking through the bush with my family, when my son pointed out something odd-looking. It appeared to be a used-up tea bag that someone had flung into a shrub, where it became stuck to a branch. We took a closer look and realized it was an elongated casing made of a tightly woven, hardened organic material. We had found the cocoon of a Cecropia moth. This led to the bigger question – just where do insects go in the winter? Cecropia moths are just one of tho