Where Do Insects Go When It Rains?
Where do insects go
when it rains?
Bees
If bees get too cold, they’ll huddle
together and shiver – just like us – to
keep themselves warm. Queen
bumblebees disengage their wings and
use the flight muscles to generate heat
to help them forage for food in the
early, chilly spring.
Honey bees can sense the pressure
changes in the weather, sometimes they
stay home.
Ladybugs
Ladybugs hibernate in large groups
in cold weather.
Some ladybugs will move in with
humans when it is too cold outside.
Butterflies
Butterflies hide when it rains. They
usually go to the same places
they do for the night.
Some butterflies hide under large
leaves, some crawl down into dense
leaves or under rocks, and some just
sit head down on grass stems or
bushes with wings held tightly.
Grasshopper
Grasshoppers will go into sheds,
buildings, crevices, and other
places when it rains. Some
grasshoppers will just stay on
the grass or whatever
vegetation is nearby when it
rains.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly wings are adapted to
brushing off water
(nanostructures on their wings
that allow water to roll off), so a
drizzle wouldn't hurt them, but
they cling under vegetation for
harder rain.
Bees huddle together to stay warm, ladybugs hibernate in groups, butterflies hide under leaves or rocks, grasshoppers seek shelter in sheds, buildings, or crevices, and dragonflies brush off water and cling under vegetation when it rains.
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Where do insects go when it rains?
Bees If bees get too cold, they ll huddle together and shiver just like us to keep themselves warm. Queen bumblebees disengage their wings and use the flight muscles to generate heat to help them forage for food in the early, chilly spring. Honey bees can sense the pressure changes in the weather, sometimes they stay home.
Ladybugs Ladybugs hibernate in large groups in cold weather. Some ladybugs will move in with humans when it is too cold outside.
Butterflies Butterflies hide when it rains. They usually go to the same places they do for the night. Some butterflies hide under large leaves, some crawl down into dense leaves or under rocks, and some just sit head down on grass stems or bushes with wings held tightly.
Grasshopper Grasshoppers will go into sheds, buildings, crevices, and other places when it rains. Some grasshoppers will just stay on the grass or whatever vegetation is nearby when it rains.
Dragonfly Dragonfly wings are adapted to brushing off water (nanostructures on their wings that allow water to roll off), so a drizzle wouldn't hurt them, but they cling under vegetation for harder rain.
