Chestnut Hill Reservoir Nature Walk November 28th 2022
Today, I walked down to and around the Reservoir in search of animals, specifically, insects. However, this proved to be a very hard task. While originally, I believed that this would be one of the easiest Nature Walks to complete, I found that in turn, I could not even fully complete it to the ability I wanted to. It was only at the end of my walk when I was exiting the Res. , that I was able to spot any insects at all. After 30 minutes of walking and seeing birds, geese, ducks, and squirrels, I spotted a moth on a railing by the football facility. I was rather puzzled that I hadn’t seen any insects till then! How did I only come across 1 insect when they are the most bountiful animal on Earth? The only reason I could think of is that this is how insects adapt to the cold. This is the coldest res walk/nature walk I have been on. With the seasons changing, these insects must all change their habits to fit the weather. I did some research, and insects migrate, burrow, and hide to avoid the dangerous effects of the charges in the climate. Thus, by having the insect walk closer to the end of the semester and closer to winter, it made it much harder to find them in the wild. Thus, while I was unable to find enough insects in the wild, I do believe that this walk helped illuminate the innate behavior these insects have to survive.
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