This caught my eye on a recent dog-walk. I've never seen a shelter shaped like this one. I don't think I could create it with my ten fingers and big brain.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Origami
There are a lot of well-known architects and engineers in the animal world: beavers, paper wasps, termites, and naked mole rats come to mind. Just within my garden, a variety of critters create shelter using plant leaves. Any stroll will reveal leaves folded or rolled and sealed with silk. I opened up a leafy taco-shell, causing a spider to rush out in arachnid rage, shouting the spidery equivalent of "Get off my lawn!"
This caught my eye on a recent dog-walk. I've never seen a shelter shaped like this one. I don't think I could create it with my ten fingers and big brain.
This caught my eye on a recent dog-walk. I've never seen a shelter shaped like this one. I don't think I could create it with my ten fingers and big brain.
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So, what was in it?!?
ReplyDeleteIt was empty. The mystery still stands.
ReplyDeleteThat is fascinating. I can hardly figure out how they bent the leaf that way. I love how creative insects are :-)
ReplyDeleteRecently I noticed two leaves sealed together with something bulky inside. I peeked in through a small gap and am pretty sure it's a tent caterpillar cocoon. This is a really interesting topic.
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