Eli5: Where do insects go when temperatures drop below -25C in the winter and isn’t the soil frozen for them to go under?

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Eli5: Where do insects go when temperatures drop below -25C in the winter and isn’t the soil frozen for them to go under?

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Water temps are generally more stable, so a lot of species utilize it for young, and eggs are very durable and often deposited in places like wood, dirt, houses, holes etc.