Tree Art by Tree-Boring Insects is a photograph by Martha Sherman which was uploaded on November 7th, 2021.
Tree Art by Tree-Boring Insects
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
Tree Art by Tree-Boring Insects
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.
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November 7th, 2021
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Comments (1)
Stephanie Moore
It looks like cave paintings - what a marvellous find, Martha
Martha Sherman replied:
Many thanks, Stephanie! I understand what you mean - I think I see a woman riding a cow, or an octopus, and maybe a moose, and maybe some writing or numbers. Quite the artist, those little pests.
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