The Mahogany tree (Swietenia macrophylla) is the national tree of Belize.

Seedlings germinating under shade tend to have longer, straighter trunks as they strive to break the canopy quickly. Forest fragmentation disrupts natural succession because seedlings in broken canopies or open areas branch out sooner.

Their fruits grow skywards in a brown capsule. Each capsule has dozens of winged seeds that spiral down to germinate on the forest floor. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟ


Carambola, also known as star fruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. ๐ŸŒฑ


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๐Ÿ™ Happy #Octopus Awareness Day

Cephalopod Awareness Day was meant to bring attention to the diversity, conservation and biology of the worldโ€™s #cephalopods. The date of October 8 was chosen as an auspicious occasion for appreciating animals with a combination of 8 or 10 appendages. #Octopus have eight arms while squid and cuttlefish have eight arms and two tentacles. So the eighth day of the tenth month seemed like the best choice.

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Mother of Sharks

I asked the sharks what they thought of @melissacristinamarquez new storybook. They said the only reason they are giving it just two fins up is because they donโ€™t have a third dorsal fin to raise. ๐Ÿฆˆ๐Ÿฆˆ The octopus loved the artwork of @devinellekurtz with all three hearts ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™. El libro es fantรกstico. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713… ๐Ÿ“š

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Seagrass at low tide.


Boca Grande lighthouse. #Florida


Like most arbitrary delineations, the year 2030 seems far enough in the future that we still have time to do something about it but close enough that we can get really anxious about it coming too soon.