Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) adult at night digging for prey among the roots of Retam broom shrub. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia. Taken with remote camera trap.

Ingo Arndt / Strangler fig tree (Ficus microcarpa) view up dead host tree inside strangling air roots, Tropical Rainforest, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory

Alex Mustard / Stand of mangrove trees with their roots in the water. Yanggefo Island, Gam Island, Raja Ampat. Dampier Strait, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

David Pattyn / Hanuman / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) family resting in roots of Banyan tree. Ranthabore National Park, India, June.

Jouan & Rius / Pneumatophores of mangrove forest (Sonneratia sp) exposed at low tide, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina) showing strangling air roots, Tangkoko Nature Reserve, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Mangrove tree and air roots split level (Rhizophoraceae) Florida Everglades, USA

Tui De Roy / Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina) view up dead host tree inside strangling air roots, Tangkoko-Dua Saudara Nature Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Air roots of mangrove trees, Everglades, Florida, USA