This is Ariel view of what is called "Crown Shyness" its a natural phenomenon in some species of trees, where the upper branches of the forest avoid touching each other forming a canopy with channel-like gaps. (1/5) https://twitter.com/NaturelsLit/status/1282725484149608450

The intriguing behaviour was first observed in the 1920s, and several hypotheses have been put forward since then, in an attempt to explain it. The phenomenon is most prevalent among trees of same species, but can occur between different species too. (2/5)

Australian forester M.R. Jacobs, who studied the patterns in eucalyptus in 1955, believed that the trees growing tips were sensitive to abrasion, so they kinda social distance to protect each other's branches from cracking and breaking in the wind by banging into each other.(3/5)

Some believe that this is done to reduce the spread of leaf eating insects like larvae. It has also been suggested that "crown shyness" happens so that trees can optimize light exposure to maximize the photosynthesis process done by the leaves. (4/5)

Although there are several theories, scientists have not yet reached a conclusion on the cause of this phenomenon. (5/5) ㅤ