Richard LanhamJul 12, 2023
Sheril Kirshenbaum

I took this photo last year at Curtain Fig National Park in #Australia.

This spectacular strangler fig is nearly 165 ft (50m) tall, with a trunk circumference of 128ft (39m) & estimated to be >500 years old! #nature

Jul 8, 2023 at 9:16pmWeb
Show threadSheril KirshenbaumJul 9, 2023
For those curious to read more about Curtain Fig National Park https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/curtain-fig/about /2
About | Curtain Fig National Park

Features, conservation and tourism information for Curtain Fig

Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland
Show threadDaniel LoxtonJul 8, 2023
@Sheril Wow! Spectacular is right!
Show threadllewellyJul 8, 2023
@Sheril I am guessing the host tree it originally grew on is long dead?
Show threadllewellyJul 8, 2023
@Sheril
@LordGeekington
Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Jul 8, 2023
@Sheril Wow, what a sight! And yes, I am curious about the tree it grew on as well. Strangler gigs, wow 💚
Show threadIan Matters 🇦🇺Jul 9, 2023

@Sheril A possibility dumb science question: we’re told that nuclear power plants do not produce carbon dioxide and therefore do not contribute to planetary warming.

Nuclear power plants work by converting matter into energy and presumably therefore have a positive net energy contribution to the planet. Does or does not this energy contribute to planetary warming?

I do not have a science degree but have worked in scientific fields for much of my life.

Thanks. 🇦🇺

Show threadDavid de GrootJul 9, 2023
@Sheril It's pretty amazing eh? So is the other large fig down the road, The Cathedral Fig.
Show threadPriscilla Haring-KuipersJul 9, 2023
@Sheril so good 👍🏻