Insect Architecture

A sudden rainstorm sends James Rennie beneath the branches at West Wood—and when no insect appears, the leaves themselves begin to tell a story.

In gardens, hedgerows and the woods near Shooter’s Hill, the smallest signs can reveal elaborate work: oak galls, winding trails mined through leaves, a spider’s web spun with mechanical skill. Rennie invites readers to look closely at the familiar creatures around them—not merely to name them, but to follow the ingenious ways they shelter, feed and survive. His study of insect architecture turns a casual glance into an investigation, where even the tiniest mark may be evidence of an unseen maker. What other constructions are waiting in the commonplace world just beyond our notice?

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