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•foliage
 Meg found that leaf-
eating insects consumed
significantly less foliage in
the upper crowns of trees
among the sun leaves
when compared to the
shade leaves in the middle
•foliage:
leaves in
general
•foraging
 The two birds
suddenly explode from
the tree like a burst of
fireworks and go to
another tree nearby.
Meg thinks that they

Lasky, K. (1997)
•foraging:
searching
•hoist
 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
Lasky, K. (1997)
•Hoist: to raise
or lift
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