Betau Valley

Betau Valley

Tuesday 9 March 2010

Pissing trees at Sungai Sia, Ulu Sungai



This must seem strange but it is true. These trees (I think they are Gapis, Saraca thaipingensis) are very common on river banks with their feet happily in the water. If you chance by any on a hot day, especially if you're against an angle of the light, try looking up to see fine silvery streams of water jetting downwards from branches of the trees. I discovered them accidently when I tried to figure out what 'pissed' on me on a clear hot day in the jungle...

In this rather reduced video, the fine silvery streams are not very visible but towards the end, one can still perceive them in the bottom mid section of the video, against the shaded background. Good luck!

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