Re: Subspecies vs. species?

From: StellrJ at aol.com on 1999.01.23 at 03:05:35(2943) > Although not always, many variegated plants occur on the forest floor. The > theory was that insects crawling along the floor, would see light coming > through the leaf, and the paler areas would give the appearance that the > leaf had already been eaten away in parts, and was not fresh material. > Who knows? +More > I have heard the same theory about the naturally occurring holes in the leaves of Monstera; however, personally, I do not believe it. Insects' vision is undoubtedly different from ours, and whether they could make a deduction on the freshness of a plant leaf by its appearance is unknown, as their mental processes are little-understood.

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