Pneumatophores in Zanzibar
Some Mangroves grow pencil-like roots that stick up out of the dense, wet ground like snorkels. These breathing tubes, called pneumatophores, allow Mangroves to cope with daily flooding by the tides. Pneumatophores take in oxygen from the air unless they're clogged or submerged for too long.
Year: 2016
From album: Zanzibar Tanzania
Photographer: Rob Barnes