A thread about snake marks on leaves:
You must have seen marks like these 👇on leaves. I spotted this today. There is an interesting story about these marks. It was believed that the marks are left by snakes. #scicomm #sciencetwitter (1/n)
You must have seen marks like these 👇on leaves. I spotted this today. There is an interesting story about these marks. It was believed that the marks are left by snakes. #scicomm #sciencetwitter (1/n)
I didn't remember the full story so I showed the image of the leaf to my mother. She immediately recognised and told me that is was believed that those leaves are cursed by snakes n should not be eaten. #scicomm #sciencetwitter (2/n)
When I showed my mother the photos, she was curious to know what actually it was. I explained her little experiment I and @SadaqatMulla (office mate) did earlier today. We cut open d part of d leaf which had mark n found this larva inside👇 #scicomm #sciencetwitter (4/n)
Also showed her the video n told her the this 'aali' (larva) is what creating those marks by eating leaf. I was happy that after so many years I was able to explain her who created those marks. #scicomm #sciencetwitter @TeamFoldscope @PrakashLab @SciComm_India (5/n)
Video showing another side of the larva. They are called leaf miner larvae and they stay hidden inside d leaf and eat leaf tissues. #scicomm #sciencetwitter @TeamFoldscope @PrakashLab @SciComm_India
Another interesting story about these marks from HSTP in Hoshanyof Madhya Pradesh. Watch video from 6.30 to 9.30. story about how a girl students found who makes d marks. #scicomm #sciencetwitter
Here is beautiful video explaining the life cycle of a leaf miner
I don't know if anyone noticed but the mark also tells us how the larva grew. Look at the thin mark n how it became thicker n thicker. That is because d larva grew bigger. We did not find d larva in this leaf, it must have already left d leaf. #scicomm #sciencetwitter (9/n)
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