Bromeliad Jamaica

Bromeliads, the family from which the tropical fruit pineapple belong, has many varieties, from tiny to gigantic. This large one will eventually sprout roots that will stick out like alien tentacles and can grow as tall as many tall trees. Within their canopy is a microsystem with its own ecology, and it is not uncommon to find birds nesting, toads, frogs, lizards, tree crabs and water insects living and breeding in them for generations.

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