A pine hammock in Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, with a dead "lighter pine" or fatwood snag rising up from the middle

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A pine hammock in Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, with a dead "lighter pine" or fatwood snag rising up from the middle and green brush toward a blue sky, When a tree is struck by lightning as this most likely was, it turns the sap to a flammable resin and survivalists call it fatwood or lighter pine, which is very helpful to make a fire in a survival situation.

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Location: Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Shelly Rivoli / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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