Insects prepare winter homes

[Catherine]

I learned something today. The galls that we see on various plants are a winter hibernation spot for an insect larva. The insect lays an egg on the leaf and the larva burrows in and the leaf forms a hard growth over it. The plant continues to grow and is unharmed. The insect has a save place to stay during the winter months.

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How nature ever evolved a system like this is amazing. The insects and the plants work together. Insects pollinate plants and plants provide winter shelter for insects. It is not necessarily the same insects, but the whole system balances. Everything has a part to play in keeping the cycle going. Now I am going to be out there trying to spot the insect wintering spots.