The rare Cannonballs Tree

Cannonball tree is a rare tree in Europe. But mostly you could see it in south Asian countries Sri Lanka and India. The most important part of this tree is the flower. Those bloom on all around the trunk of the tree, not on the branches. You'll see them in the pictures below. According to the Buddhist history, Lord Buddha was borne under the cannonball tree in the beautiful cannonball tree garden.

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Masters of Disguise

Nature is amazing: how many interesting things are happening in it.

We do not know and see a lot of it.

Let's look at the fish, insects and other creatures, which can masquerade under the environment.

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Killer Plants

Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not energy) from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. Carnivorous plants appear adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic bogs and rock outcroppings. Charles Darwin wrote Insectivorous Plants, the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants, in 1875.
Carnivory include about 630 species that attract and trap prey, produce digestive enzymes, and absorb the resulting available nutrients.

A Venus flytrap snaps shut if its tiny hairs are brushed twice.

A Venus flytrap snaps shut if its tiny hairs are brushed twice. 

Many of the world's 675-plus carnivorous species set passive traps. A bun-size butterwort bristles with gluey hairs that ensnare insects until digestive juices do their work.  

Thirsty bugs are drawn to what look like dewdrops on an Australian sundew, then find themselves entangled in sticky tentacles. 

 Like figures in a shadow theater, silhouettes of prey show through a Philippine pitcher plant. The waxy surface in the red tube stops bugs from climbing free. Below, enzymes leach nutrients from trapped insects.

To avoid capturing and consuming prospective pollinators, pitcher plants keep their flowers far away from their traps via long stalks.  

Blooms hang upside down like Chinese lanterns, luring bees into an elaborate pollen chamber. 

Size doesn't ensure success. If a gluey tentacle grabs too little of a big fly, the bug may suffer injury but still struggle to freedom. In the realm of carnivorous plants, says William McLaughlin, curator at the United States Botanic Garden, "some insects aren't digested but are still victimized." 

Largest of its kind, the South African king sundew unfurls. Leaves of this florid species can reach two feet in length. 

The thimble-size west Australian pitcher plant has a taste for insects that crawl. Its guide hairs and cloying scent encourage ants to clamber into its digestive depths. 

A water-filled North American hybrid tempts bees with the promise of nectar and a rim that looks like a prime landing pad. Carnivory is not the most efficient way for a plant to secure nutrients, but it is certainly among the most exotic.

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TheTree Which grows fruits directly on the trunk

Unlike most other trees and plants, Brazilian Grape Tree (also known as Jabuticaba) does not use branches to grow fruits. It’s so badass that it grows fruits (and flowers) directly on the trunk. The fruit is used to make jellies, drinks and can be eaten raw.

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10 Tallest Trees on the Earth

This is a list of 10 largest trees in the world. The exact locations of 10 tallest trees in the world are secrets, so the pictures available in this post are only illustrations. The trees are not guarded 24/7 and only sealed the information what keep the trees grow higher.

10. Mendocino – 112.20 m (368.1 ft)

Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Montgomery Woods, California, USA
Diameter: 4,19 m (13,7 ft)
Between December 1996 and August 2000, the tallest tree in Montgomery Woods, named the Mendocino Tree, was the world's tallest known tree. It was displaced by the discovery of a number of taller trees in Humboldt Redwoods State Park and later Redwood National Park in Humboldt County. The tree is one of dozens of similar height in the grove, and was never specifically marked in order to protect the tree. Earlier well-publicized candidates for the world's tallest tree suffered damage from stresses resulting from crowds of tourists.

9. Paradox – 112.56 m (369.2 ft), USA

Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Humboldt, Rockefeller Forest, California, USA
Diameter: 3,90 m (12,8 ft)

8. Rockefeller – 112.60 m (369.3 ft)

Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Humboldt, Upper Bull Creek Flat, California, USA
Diameter: -- 

7. Lauralyn – 112.62 m (369.5 ft)

Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Humboldt, South Fork Eel River, California, USA
Diameter: 4,54 m (14,9 ft)
Discovered by Paul Zinke & Al Stangenburger

6. Orion – 112.63 m (369.5 ft)

Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Redwood, Redwood Creek Tributary, California, USA
Diameter: 4,33 m (14,2 ft)
Discovered and verified by Lidar.

5. National Geographic Society – 112.71 m (369.9 ft)

Species: Sequoia sempervirens Location: Redwood Creek, California, USA
Diameter: 4,39 m (14,4 ft)
The fifth tallest tree in the world is located in Redwood Creek. From 1994, after it was found, the tree became the tallest tree in the world until 1995.

4. Stratosphere Giant – 113.11 m (371.1 ft)

Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Humboldt, Rockefeller Forest, California, USA
Diameter: 5,18 m (17 ft)
Stratosphere Giant was once considered the tallest tree in the world. It was discovered in July 2000 in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, measuring 112.34 metres (368.6 ft) tall. The tree has continued to grow and measured 113.11 m (371.1 ft) in 2010. It is a specimen of the species Sequoia sempervirens, the Coast Redwood. It is surrounded by a large number of trees of almost equal size. To avoid damage by tourism, the tree's exact location was not disclosed to the public.

3. Icarus – 113.14 m (371.2 ft)

Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Redwood, Redwood Creek Tributary, California, USA
Diameter: 3,78 m (12,4 ft)
Discovered July 1st, 2006. Dead spire top. Once taller.

2. Helios – 114.58 m (375.9 ft)

Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Redwood, Redwood Creek Tributary, California, USA
Diameter: 4,96 m (16,3 ft)
According to report, Helios was the tallest tree in the world from 1 June 2006 until 25 august 2006. The tree lost its title after foresters found Hyperion on the other side of Redwood creek tributary.

 1. Hyperion – 115.61 m (379.3 ft)

Species: Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Redwood, Redwood Creek Tributary, California, USA
Diameter: 4,84 m (15,9 ft)
Hyperion is the name of a Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in Northern California that was measured at 115.61 metres (379.3 ft), which ranks it as the world's tallest known living tree. Hyperion was discovered August 25, 2006 by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor. The tree was verified as standing 115.55 metres (379.1 ft) tall by Stephen Sillett. The tree was found in a remote area of Redwood National and State Parks purchased in 1978. The exact location of the tree has not been revealed to the public for fear that human traffic would upset the ecosystem the tree inhabits. The tree is estimated to contain 502 cubic metres (17,700 cu ft) of wood, and to be roughly 700 – 800 years old.



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Banana Story

 How are Bananas come to marcket

Before packing bananas spend 20-30 minutes in a pool of water to stop the latex from emission from fresh fruit slices on the crown.

Banana "tree" brings only one harvest in their lives.

During harvest time, or properly speaking, a "cutting", bananas are laid with a special sponge so that they are not damaged during transportation to the packing station.

Machete is the tool, it is used in nearly every home in Costa Rica.

Fruit on plantations are so heavy that they are secured with plastic tape from falling.



Bananas cutting is a hard physical labor.





Like this bananas get to the packing station. 



Waiting queue for packaging.

Of all the bananas, which got to the packaging station, only 5-6% do not pass the control. Unsuitable for the export fruit is sold in the local market.



Selection of fruit (in fact the division into clusters) is performed mainly by women. 



Banana production is not just a process, it's history, a culture from which more than one generation in many countries in Latin America grew.

The final stage is packaging

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