Slide 2:
foliage
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Meg found that leaf-eating insects consumed significantly less foliage in the upper crowns of trees when compared to leaves in the middle of the crowns or within the canopy itself.
Slide 5:
foliage: leaves in general
Slide 6:
foraging
Slide 7:
The two birds suddenly explode from the tree like a burst of fireworks and go to another tree nearby. Meg thinks that they are most likely foraging for food to bring to their young. Lasky, K. (1997)
Slide 9:
foraging: searching
Slide 10:
hoist
Slide 11:
The leafcutter ants do their farming in reverse, trudging up to the canopy day and night to cut dime-size disks. They then hoist the pieces overhead and carry them back down to underground chambered caverns. Lasky, K. (1997)
Slide 13:
Hoist: to raise or lift
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The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rain Forest Canopy
Written by: Kathryn Lasky
Photographs by: Christopher G. Knight
Harcourt Brace & Company Publishers