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Leaves That Look Like Abstract Maps

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

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Leaves That Look Like Abstract Maps

What would the world be without a bit of imagination? Maybe more straightforward but certainly less magical. That's why we’re going to take a near microscopic tour of leaves, that's right, ordinary green, yellow, red, orange and even purple leaves. We were wondering what they must look like to those crawling on them and, after putting ourselves in the insects' shoes, made a stunning discovery: they live like us! They have network of highways, streets, rivers and some very orderly settlements. The leaves seem to document these and work as their maps! Very interesting indeed...

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