WALKING TREE

Have you ever heard of WALKING TREE?



 Socratea exorrhiza, is a kind of palm tree.
  •  It is found in rainforests of tropical Central and South America. 
  • It is about 15–20 m tall and 12 cm in diameter
  • palm tree has 2m stilt roots which appear as legs.
  • It walks to pursue Light.


But how is it possible?

  1.  It develops new stilts in the direction of light while other roots die off.
  2. Thus it moves in the desired direction.
  3. These trees take single step in three months.

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