Bark .....phloem
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snitz427
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No...thanks for posting it. I saw this one and a few others...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112716300421
I forgot about beaver and porcupines!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112716300421
I forgot about beaver and porcupines!
snitz427
Chameleon Enthusiast
I wonder if plants are a source of moisture/ hydration, to some degree. Some of my insects get hydration from their food, only (grasshoppers + lettuce / oak leaves).
The basis for that very amateur theory is that I’ve noticed Clarice has a preference for juicy, tender plants. She enjoys kale... but I’ve noticed if I offer freshly washed kale, she looks around the (large) leaf and strategically chooses her bites. She tends to go for the areas with water droplets/glistening. I’ve also watched her completely decimate a new plant (a philodendron) that had dainty, long, tender leaves. She ate a long leaf over a day or so... but then realized the stem (similar crunch and shape as celery) was a better choice. I watched her bite a stem in half, dropping the leaf and continuing to munch on the stem. The stem seemed a bit “oozy” and juicy. I’m glad she enjoyed it as she destroyed every stem and I’ve never come across another philodendron like it!!
The basis for that very amateur theory is that I’ve noticed Clarice has a preference for juicy, tender plants. She enjoys kale... but I’ve noticed if I offer freshly washed kale, she looks around the (large) leaf and strategically chooses her bites. She tends to go for the areas with water droplets/glistening. I’ve also watched her completely decimate a new plant (a philodendron) that had dainty, long, tender leaves. She ate a long leaf over a day or so... but then realized the stem (similar crunch and shape as celery) was a better choice. I watched her bite a stem in half, dropping the leaf and continuing to munch on the stem. The stem seemed a bit “oozy” and juicy. I’m glad she enjoyed it as she destroyed every stem and I’ve never come across another philodendron like it!!
