Chien Lee / Stilt roots are a common feature among tree species which inhabit wet forests, Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

Mark Bowler / Looking up the stilt roots of a Fig tree (Ficus sp), Botanical Gardens, Entebbe, Uganda, July 2006

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Spider Mangrove (Rhizophora stylosa) stilt roots at low tide, Hook Island, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia

Tui De Roy / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in mangroves, Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Thomas Marent / Fig (Ficus sp) tree with exposed stilt roots in flooded forest of the Amazon, Amacayacu National Park, Leticia, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Fig (Ficus sp) tree with exposed stilt roots in flooded forest of the Amazon, Amacayacu National Park, Leticia, Colombia

Chien Lee / Screw Pine (Pandanus sp) stilt roots, Weda Bay, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Cyril Ruoso / Stilt roots in gallery forest, Bateke Plateau National Park, Gabon

Cyril Ruoso / Stilt roots, typical for trees of flooding forests, Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Kevin Schafer / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) stilt roots, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic

Kevin Schafer / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) stilt roots, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic

Kevin Schafer / Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) stilt roots, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic