A Work of Art by durleybeachbum
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Description
Leaf mines on a wild cherry Leaf, probably by the Micro-moth Lyonetia clerkella.
There are some excellent photos of the artist as an adult (well, his relations) Here and also a life cycle.
I really like this one. Some of the others examples in this tree gallery were a bit random and messy.
Comments (25)
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
alanwilliams
a wonderful naturally wrought piece of art
sandra46
VERY NICE
Rob2753
It's a great shot but don't you just hate those leaf miners ! :)
jayfar
That is a really lovely green Andrea and a well spotted image.
anmes
Work of art indeed...and I love the still lifes
wysiwig
I've heard of crop circles but leaves? Nice catch. Very artistic in a minimalistic sort of way.
myrrhluz
I had to look up leaf miners. It's very interesting that they have evolved to eat inside the leaf and only certain layers. I also found an answer to a question I had about why the trail was getting wider, that the insect was growing. Nice pattern and capture. The trail seems to glow.
emmecielle
Interesting image! :)
ronmolina
That is interesting.
goodoleboy
Very interesting, and most serpentine in structure, Andrea, but also something I have no previous concept of.
blinkings
Very nice. I've just been with the school class to see THIS! I think you would really like it Andrea.
danapommet
Mother Nature is a master artist! A lovely capture and when I was a kid we called them snail trails. Who knew it could be a moth?
auntietk
The artists in your area seem to be quite busy! :) I like the little trails along the leaf's spine as an accompaniment to the larger work.
midnightmum
Nature is amazing.
Juliette.Gribnau
they realy are architectural artists
helanker
OHH Yes, this unfortunatly reminds me of our little chestnut tree. Almost all the leave are quite beautiful from another little bug eating it, as you once said might happen.Yup, It happened and I am afraid they will kill the tree.
pixelmeister
Nice capture!
dakotabluemoon
U sure know a lot about nature such interesting stuff i never knew about.
jendellas
You see things others don't notice!!
MrsRatbag
How fascinating! And what a lovely design it makes...
Jay-el-Jay
An amazing photo of the trail of this micro-moth,You can even see how it got bigger as it fed.
Katraz
Sometimes nature is a great artist.
Faemike55
looks like a bacterium culture on the leaf
Celart
Impressive. Great capture