Murray Cooper / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) aerial roots, Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

Konrad Wothe / Looking up the roots of a Strangler / Curtain Fig Tree (Ficus virens) rainforest, Curtain Fig Tree NP, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, October

Kim Taylor / Aerial root structure of Weeping Fig tree (Ficus benjamina). Asia

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) young plant with early leaves and roots, uprooted and germinated seed split to show food reserve.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba), close up of roots and cross section of germinated seed to show food reserve.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba), young plant with germinated seed, early leaves and roots, above and below ground.

Murray Cooper / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) aerial roots, Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Mangrove (Rhizophora sp) aerial roots, Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

Vincent Grafhorst / Moss covering aerial roots of tree, Harenna Forest, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Luis Quinta / Tree with aerial roots in equatorial rainforest, Principe Island, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Gulf of Guinea.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) swimming by aerial roots, Elizabeth Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Ingo Arndt / Strangler fig roots {Ficus sp} Monteverde NP, Costa Rica