Cacao trees grow their pods directly from their trunk and major branches, not from small branches.

Some plants release chemicals to deter herbivores.

Fact #239 · Nature

Some fish can generate electric fields.

Fact #658 · Nature

There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way — about 3 trillion trees.

Fact #3484 · Nature

Some trees can communicate with each other using underground fungal networks.

Fact #2216 · Nature

Apples float in water because 25% of their volume is air.

Fact #3415 · Nature

Some prehistoric insects grew much larger than modern insects.

Fact #694 · Nature

Some plants grow toward light sources.

Fact #138 · Nature

Cashews grow outside the cashew apple fruit — what looks like the nut is actually the seed.

Fact #3606 · Nature