Boring-Insects Trail Where I See an Elephant is a photograph by Martha Sherman which was uploaded on February 6th, 2023.
Boring-Insects Trail Where I See an Elephant
Northbrook, Illinois, USA - Seen while walking through the Somme Woods, a 269 acre wooded preserve with hardwood trees like oak, hickory, and black... more
Title
Boring-Insects Trail Where I See an Elephant
Artist
Martha Sherman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Northbrook, Illinois, USA - Seen while walking through the Somme Woods, a 269 acre wooded preserve with hardwood trees like oak, hickory, and black walnut, along with many varieties of wildflowers. These surprisingly artistic trails in the wood are made by tree-boring insects that belong to several different insect groups, including beetles, moths and horntail wasps, and other secondary predators that are attracted to weakened trees. The borers tunnel in the inner bark layer, which is the transport system for water and nutrients to the leaves., thereby causing damage to the tree.
One section of these trails looks like an elephant to me.
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February 6th, 2023
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Comments (2)
Robyn King
Congratulations Martha your beautiful artwork is being featured in The World We See:-) Please take a moment to add your wonderful art to our archives in the message area and have a fantastic day!
Martha Sherman replied:
Thank you so much, Robyn, for this very welcome feature! I really appreciate it.
Kae Cheatham
I see a ram. Thanks for the information about these trails.
Martha Sherman replied:
Thank you, Kae, and you're welcome. I hadn't realized insects left such fascinating trails.
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