Fascinated by Strangler Fig Trees in Mexico

My husband keeps his camera handy when we travel in Mexico, not least for pictures of strangler figs. This parasitic tree takes over other trees or old buildings.The patterns it makes can be quite stunning.

Here's another:

And just one more, where the tree ate some bricks:

To see more strangler fig photos, visit his flickr album on them. He's got some photos where the trees are well under way to taking down old buildings!