I see wonderful things

There is a tree in the Amazon, the Sumaúma (Ceiba pentandra), that can reach about 70 metres tall, rising above the forest canopy. It has massive buttress roots that spread like wings to stabilise it in shallow soil,

sometimes large enough to stand between.

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— Science girl (@sciencegirl) June 14, 2026