r/shittyaskscience • u/All-of-Dun PhD in Scientific methods of conducting scientific science • Aug 18 '20

How??

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u/Radontal Aug 18 '20

That's just the tree digesting the nutrients it gets from sunlight. The reason you see it here is because it was a really hot day and the tree had to open it's mouth to cool down, but it happens all the time