Beneath the Surface

During our visit to the Vanier garden, the instructor urged us to look beneath the frail bark of the tree and observe what was found underneath. To my surprise, beneath the bark of the tree lays a habitat for several insects such as centipedes and pill bugs. Due to their nocturnal nature, they hid in their dark and gloomy home, hibernating like a bear. Although this may seem like a peculiar location to find habitat, it is fascinating to see how insects are capable of finding shelter within nature, even in places such as underneath a tree bark. This puts a lot into perspective in terms of…