Abstract
For many years I have been collecting leaves and discovered a phenomena that I find truly fascinating on specific leaves called "leaf miner's leaves". The leaves are the dwellings of animals, various insects' architectural habitat. Leaf miner's leaves are a phenomena in nature in the plant kingdom where the larvae of various insects tunnel their way through a leaf eating its living tissue. The leaf miners create distinctive patterns on each leaf. The snake-like serpentine tunnels protect them from predators and plant defenses.
DOI
10.5642/steam.20160202.11
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Recommended Citation
Hoenig, Susan
(2016)
"Leaf Miner's Leaves,"
The STEAM Journal:
Vol. 2:
Iss.
2, Article 11.
DOI: 10.5642/steam.20160202.11
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/steam/vol2/iss2/11
Author/Artist Bio
Susan Hoenig is an Eco-Artist. She teaches in Art Out-Reach Programs. In addition to her artistic pursuits, Susan works at the Featherbed Lane Bird Banding Station in the Sourland Mountains of New Jersey.