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This bamboo stalk got snapped almost completely in half during a storm two years ago, and yet it still lives. (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I can't figure out how it could possibly be drawing enough nutrients to live, and yet there it is. I'd have chopped it up and dragged it away but now I'm impressed and want to see how long it goes on.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Bamboo is just a really big grass. Most grasses can handle having their stems bent to extreme angles because they're hollow. So the bending folds the outer layer rather than ripping it apart entirely.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

In the pictures it's clear it's not just folded, though. Most of the stalk is severed, barring one little strip of bark. And it's still flourishing. Wild.