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Old_timey_brain t1_ivta6t0 wrote

Very cool shot. I was confused by the title, so did some research.

Is baobab and boab the same?

The common name 'boab' might reasonably be assumed to be of Aboriginal origin, but it's actually a corruption of 'baobab', an Arabic word of African origin that means 'father of many seeds'.

It's a clue to the tree's evolutionary associations because the boab and baobabs belong to the same genus.

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ArtDSellers t1_ivto74s wrote

Replying to Old_timey_brain (#492,314)

Did you seriously just copy and paste that and pawn it off as your own thinking?

Edit: wow, so much butt hurt from all y'all.

Edit 2: I don’t understand why you all think I care what you think. I don’t. Just downvote me and move on to something worthy of your time. Everything is fine. We’re all gonna be fine.

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dbatchison t1_ivtsj7c wrote

I know these grow in Madagascar, didn't know they were in Australia too

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WisdomDota t1_ivtwn8j wrote

That's gorgeous. My new phone wallpaper.

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ChzGoddess t1_ivu7brn wrote

Replying to Old_timey_brain (#492,314)

"BuT pLaGiArIsM!"

Despite provoking the ire of the reddit professors who want to impose their college plagiarism policy on a reddit comment, I appreciate it. Because I, too, was wondering if they meant baobab.

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KenHarp t1_ivu8xmj wrote

I sometimes forget that those stars are actually massive suns, planets, and other celestial bodies. It’s amazing.

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Old_timey_brain t1_ivu98ke wrote

Replying to ChzGoddess (#494,020)

The funny thing is that my first thought was along the lines of, "fool, can't you spell?" The second thought was, are these really in Australia, but then I remembered seeing one at the old entrance to the Fort Lauderdale Airport in Florida. Which led to the third thought of, I'd better check on things before I shoot myself in the foot.

So, I shot the other foot, apparently! :)

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marv150302 t1_ivu9ogo wrote

The urge to lie down, while playing “a horse with no name” at this spot

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Arcendus t1_ivucf39 wrote

Beautiful! Image resolution is a bit disappointing, though, denying us so much detail.

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noahspurrier t1_ivucsdy wrote

One of my favorite trees. The only one I’ve not seen in person in the wild.

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larrythefatcat t1_ivuduwr wrote

Replying to Old_timey_brain (#493,644)

> But, honest to God, when I say I did some research does that not kind of indicate the same thing?

I really don't have much of a problem with people copy-pasting info from another site onto Reddit so long as they don't fully pretend they are the ones who came up with it; to be clear, I don't think your reply comes across as a "I made this" situation.

It's just that adding a vertical line or "greater than" symbol would have made it clear that it was a direct quote... or even changing that period before the quote into a colon would have made it absolutely clear that you were copying the text wholesale.

I'm confused as to why merely bringing this up has gotten me downvoted, but then I remembered: Reddit.

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oldmatelefty t1_ivuetjc wrote

Not so fun fact - these were used as makeshift jail cells, mainly for the indigenous people when settlers came

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InterventionV t1_ivugorr wrote

Sometimes I think parts of Australia is like life on hard mode. Challenging but fun.

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screwnicorn_ t1_ivuir3e wrote

I thought they were called baobab, is it the same thing?

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SUTATSDOG t1_ivujapg wrote

Oh woah! Idk why I thought those were endemic to Madagascar. Very cool.

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larrythefatcat t1_ivujqfh wrote

Replying to Old_timey_brain (#494,521)

It's the smallest of small things in the grand scheme of things and I guess it comes across a little "smartass-y" (especially the tongue-in-cheek reference to r/karmacourt) now that I read it again, so I'm not going to worry about it.

Thank you for being level-headed and I'm glad you seem to understand that I'm attempting (in my own way) to be a mediator in this situation.

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kinggalaxtus t1_ivul64k wrote

one day that will be the great deku tree

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lotsanoodles t1_ivum99x wrote

I had an uncle in Queensland who had a property named Bottle Tree Downs. It was covered in these trees.

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Old_timey_brain t1_ivumdyz wrote

Replying to larrythefatcat (#494,658)

> Thank you for being level-headed and I'm glad you seem to understand that I'm attempting (in my own way) to be a mediator in this situation.

We're all good. Thanks for speaking up. It's been enjoyable having pretty level-headed back and forth.

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parrmorgan t1_ivunk3r wrote

Looks like the spirit place in Black Panther when one takes the flower.

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Not_Leopard_Seal t1_ivuqod8 wrote

Replying to mw19078 (#493,874)

Yeah there is a whole legend about them.

So the baobab was gods favorite but was also a bit needy. So they asked god for the thickest stem and god did give it to them. But they wanted even more and asked for the finest and nicest fruits, so god did also give them those. But the baobab, still wanting more, continued to ask for the most green and lush leaves. So god got a bit annoyed, ripped the tree out of the ground and planted it upside down again as punishment.

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woahdude12321 t1_ivurmdl wrote

You threw sand in the sky and took this pic

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afrosamurai727 t1_ivv11sh wrote

Just don't give exact location cause some American Dentist or doctor or lawyer is going to go cut it down and Mount it on a wall

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Pawneewafflesarelife t1_ivv36vz wrote

WA resident or on a trip here? Your profile has great pics of the state!

What part of WA was this taken in?

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Vindepomarus t1_ivv5ga8 wrote

Replying to jjolla888 (#494,633)

No Madagascar was wedged between Africa and India when the Pangaea supercontinent existed, Australia was connected to Antarctica. This was also way, way before these trees or their ancestors had evolved.

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narcoyouth t1_ivvac4n wrote

Mmm... sludge... Mmm... filth! Aah!.. fumes... Oooh.. cack! Oil and grime... poison sludge Diesel clouds and noxious muck' Slime beneath me... slime up above' Ooh, you'll love my (ah-ah-ah) toxic love

Toxic love

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Ferngully? Anyone? I’m old

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RolandCuley t1_ivvazbw wrote

Looks like an unreal engine render, of course since Australia doesn't exist.

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LawlessPlay t1_ivvdz3t wrote

Anyone else see some crazy mythical deer?

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wurden t1_ivvfjar wrote

Burn the witch

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VLC31 t1_ivvhzfh wrote

Replying to Slannar (#493,694)

Actually, I think they’ve got a point. It’s not hard to say something like “I found this information in the Australian Geographic”. That person has posted the information as if it their original thought/knowledge. It’s rather pathetic, actually, trying to prove how clever they are with stolen information.

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extrarogers t1_ivvkek7 wrote

anyone else thinking of the Little Prince now?

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OneLostOstrich t1_ivvkf2x wrote

Replying to a_paz (#493,763)

I've grown 1400 of them. There was a time when you could almost walk over to Australia from Sri Lanka within the past 50,000 years. They could have floated over or been carried over.

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luhvxr t1_ivvo9y1 wrote

this is my favorite picture ever

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MiguelDragon82 t1_ivvpric wrote

Please dom't tell me I'm the only one seeing a big tree mama surrounded by her minuscule tree babies

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Chromattix t1_ivvte39 wrote

Western Australia is sounding better to me every year. I'm in Sydney and honestly I don't know how anyone can enjoy this place without being a multi-millionaire since that's the only way you're gonna be living close enough to nature (beaches, national parks, etc) to really be able to enjoy them regularly. Plus the climate on the east coast has just been garbage for the last few years. Western Australia conjures up images of stunning nature, beautiful beaches, great weather and actually being able to afford to be near them without sitting on the train or in traffic for an hour. One of these trees on a property there would be a selling point for me if it wasn't too far away from civilization. I'd make it the centrepiece of a wonderland garden full of unique arid climate plants since boab and other "fat" trees are just so fascinating to me. Truly looking like they're from another world. Didn't even consider the night skies would be better there too.

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Timithios t1_ivvwis6 wrote

Looks like an old lady.

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Lazermissile t1_ivvxyyd wrote

Boab trees remind me of that one Enders Game story Speaker For The Dead.

Every single time I see them.

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Zvenigora t1_ivwi1z7 wrote

They call them baobab in Africa.

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bend1310 t1_ivwk7qb wrote

Replying to Petrichordates (#498,271)

Like... what?

The words are etymologically related. One is descended from the other. They aren't independently developed.

Boab is just the word generally used here in Australia for the local species.

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mercraus t1_ivwlapd wrote

That is 100% a Silent Hill monster waiting to attack. 👀

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FosterPupz t1_ivwt07g wrote

Jeebus, the girth on that thing!

(Yah, yah… TWSS)

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Kamisori t1_ivwvthe wrote

Kind of reminds me of the Tree of Woe

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troglodytis t1_ivx5ox8 wrote

If you please, draw me a sheep.

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pwn4321 t1_ivx6i17 wrote

Woah that tree is looking kinda treepy, very sus, amogus VR coming out, coincidence?

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PopCreepy1211 t1_ivxbgbo wrote

Idk why this reminds me of the R. L. Stine Goosebumps series.

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poniesahoy t1_ivxzzui wrote

“I’m not a racist, I just vote for them”

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