✨ Wonder

What is hiding under the leaves?

The garden looks empty in October. No bumblebees, no flies. But the insects are not gone. Drag the slider, lift the blanket of leaves gently, and see who is sleeping underneath.

Painted lady: flying south Ladybird cluster Larva Pupa Bumblebee queen, alone They are not gone. They are lying still, waiting.
Leaf pileUnderneath

They are not gone. They are lying still, waiting.

Travels away
Sleeps under the leaves
Waits in the soil
The bumblebee queen
1A few travel: the painted lady flies south
2Ladybirds huddle together under the leaves
3Larvae and pupae wait in the soil
4The bumblebee queen sleeps alone all winter