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This tree uses lightning to destroy its enemies

Allan Rose Hill
Apr 09, 2025
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image: Cary Institute

The almendro (Dipteryx oleifera) is a massive rainforest tree native to Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. While studying the impact of lightning on a forest in Panama's Barro Colorado Nature Monument, researchers discovered that the almendro trees have a very special power. While a lightning strike has …

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