Glorybio

i have nothing but respect for baobabs and the fact that theyre incredibly silo-shaped for optimal water storage but idk they dont quite hit the same beast vibe imo..... same with redwoods and giant sequoias..... enormous Dudes, definitely some of the plants of all time but somehow not quite beasts....like i look at them and they are shockingly large but my brain still recognizes them as trees from a distance. i simply do not feel threatened enough.

Socratea exorrhiza, the walking palms, however. THOSE are beasts, yeah. they dont actually move but the stilt roots look like they SHOULD move to the point where i think if i was walking alone at night near some i would check over my shoulder, you know. like. VERY disconcerting and the texture of the roots REALLY doesnt help. distressing pics for reference