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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I heard this is why it’s bad people rake up all the leaves instead of leaving them on the grass. Bugs use the layer of leaves and grass as shelter