What networks do

What’s that? A very close view of the network of an aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaf. The entire image is 1.3 mm x 1.0 mm. The little circular structures between the veins are individual cell walls! This network looks very different than the one I showed you last time. It branches and reconnects with itself in…

Skeletons

It’s almost Halloween, so I thought I’d show you a skeleton I found in the forest recently: Leaf skeletons are rare things to find in such a well-preserved condition. Sometimes I see them in cold streams where microbes or invertebrates have slowly eaten them away. This one is from the floor of the Biosphere 2…