This is a strangler fig tree, Inside this tree is a hollow space where a different #tree stood.
The strangler fig's seeds have made their way into the canopy of a host tree and germinated. As the fig's roots grow, they cascade down the trunk,
Once they are in the ground it competes for nutrients and water with the host. Then It gradually tightens its grip around the host tree
This process hinders the flow of water and nutrients, causing the host tree to weaken and eventually die.
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This is a strangler fig tree, Inside this tree is a hollow space where a different #tree stood.The strangler fig's seeds have made their way into the canopy of a host tree and germinated. -
Meet the Bagworm Moth Caterpillar who constructs miniature “log cabins” by collecting little twigs and building them into tiny protective houses which they live in!Meet the Bagworm Moth Caterpillar who constructs miniature “log cabins” by collecting little twigs and building them into tiny protective houses which they live in!
Note how similar the construction is to a strand of DNA.
Photo by Nick Bay.
Via - Timi Woody #insects #caterpillars -
A deer walked into a shop in Colorado, the owner gave her a peanut bar and about 30 minutes later she came back with her whole family, with the kids waiting outside.