I see wonderful things

This is a dead leaf

Can you see that vibrant green defiant patch? That part is kept alive by the larvae of leaf mining insects, and even though its long fallen off the tree it’s still photosynthesising.

How and why?

📸images Mike Shurmer
Source https://t.co/jbiNH6nM7v 1/ pic.twitter.com/mPXiXmVD3C

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) August 21, 2021