Starts off as a small climbing vine.
With time it becomes as thick as a tree and is hollow in the middle where the strangled tree died and decayed away.
Now stands as tall as a tree.
Strangler fig.
7 years ago in #nature by mandela (74)
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Nature is so marvelous and sometimes mysterious isn't it?
The strangler fig (genus Ficus) is definitely an advantageous exploiter, competitively excluding their host from photosynthesizing over the long-term, through a process known as thigmotropism. Thigmotropism is the process by which plants respond to touch through bending and turning as they grow. Very interesting indeed!
Wow.. that is so amazing tree.. I never see like this before. Where is the located?
The Strangler fig and other vines of the same genus are localized to tropical forests, ranging from Florida, US, to most everywhere in South America. There are probably relatives of the genus globally at approximately 23 Degrees North and South of the Equator (The locations of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn).
Good one
The metamorphosis of the tree is great and amazing What a beautiful one it is. Nature is beautiful life is good
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Good photos.
Wow, so amazing tree!
This is an excellent proof of how amazing nature is
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Looks fairytale. Is that the stairway to heaven >? lolx
When he has no one to hug, he hugs himself.
wow, very perfect and can grow so big ... I really want to see closer again ....
We've seen this in Thailand actually... Very cool to notice when you hike through the jungle.
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So beautiful tree
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing <3
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