This weekend, I went to Marine Park and found almost no invertebrate wildlife. I stumbled upon one butterfly, but it flew away before I was able to take a picture of it or catch it on video. I also have some video footage of myself digging through soil in search of bugs, but to no avail.

I believe this has to do with the weather getting colder. However, it’s difficult to determine the definite reason that contributes to the ease of spotting invertebrate life. Other factors besides air temperature might be humidity, precipitation, the location of the park, surrounding human activity, and pollution. One would expect that Marine Park’s proximity to the ocean correlates to higher biodiversity, but no such luck today.