Latex farming. Worker tapping a rubber tree (Hevea sp.). Rubber trees are farmed for their sap (latex, white), the source of natural rubber. The tree'

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Latex farming. Worker tapping a rubber tree (Hevea sp.). Rubber trees are farmed for their sap (latex, white), the source of natural rubber. The tree's bark is cut to make it release the latex, which runs down the groove and is collected in a cup (blue) at the bottom. Photographed in Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Photo credit: © JAVIER TRUEBA/MSF/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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