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![[photo of a white tree, surrounded by green ones]
Trees, like animals, can also experience albinism, though it is extremely rare.
jumpingjacktrash
the reason it's rare is because without chlorophyll, the plant can't get energy, and dies shortly after sprouting unless it has some other source of food. so if you see a plant as big as the one in the picture that doesn't have any green in its leaves, it's getting its nutrition from the roots of a neighboring plant of the same species, feeding on the sugars created by the other plant's photosynthesis.
albino plants are basically vampires.
heywetotheotherworld
For a long time, scientists thought they were parasites, and couldn't figure out why the bigger plants didn't release chemicals to kill them.
Turns out, the lil' ghost redwoods benefit their hosts by filtering toxins and acting as a sort of backup immune system.
They're vampires, and they're commensal, symbiotic mutualists!
carnivalseb
this is super cool! I had no idea
monticellomarshmallow
This is among the coolest things I’ve ever seen!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yhpcrxbxkp2nsnpno7ow3uw4/bafkreidu5pmokabu4agoa4hcsppwdjdyeoa474odklp2xaown7gio45lju)
![No flinching: horror sales are climbing towards a record year
OCT 31, 2025 BY ALEX CALL
In 2024, NielsenIQ BookData's Horror subcategory recorded its best year to date, delivering just over £8m - so far in 2025, just over £6.8m has been spent on the category.
[photo of Stephen King]
In 2024, NielsenIQ BookData's Horror sub-category recorded its best year to date, delivering just over £8m - so far in 2025, just over £6.8m has been spent on the category. That is a rise of 22.2% on the same period last year, putting it on course for another record year, though it will fall just short of the £10m mark.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yhpcrxbxkp2nsnpno7ow3uw4/bafkreicsedb3pfcvn6wfiqohiem3h6ojwstlwnzoiroglf45uxzl6fwa6q)
![Cartoon panels showing a female-coded scientist in a white coat and goggles, a monster made of eyeballs, and a pumpkin-head creature on the final panel:
[scientist] I LOVE YOU, JEREMY, BUT WE CAN'T DO THIS!
[eyeballs] BE HONEST, PROFESSOR.
IS IT BECAUSE YOU MADE ME OUT OF EYEBALLS?
[scientist] NO, NO... IT'S UNETHICAL FOR ME TO DATE PUPILS
[pumpkinhead] NOPE. THAT’S IT. COMICTOBER'S
CANCELED. SORRY FOLKS](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yhpcrxbxkp2nsnpno7ow3uw4/bafkreid5pm5gtcutlkuuzwrdhm2krsle46ixdurmxu3fnsb7alr7iz3a2e)
