03-02-2017, 11:31 PM
The tapeworm idea makes sense in a way, but would people in the 15th century or earlier have thought the same about the concept "parasitic" as we do? I mean, would they have made the link between a parasitic animal and a parasitic plant? (This question may be impossible to answer)
Also, something to keep in mind is that these shapes are not just rings around a brown cylinder. The brown parts go from wide to narrow. They are more like ice cream cones in the process of being stacked into each other.
Just to emphasize this, I've traced the pen lines:
This is one of those few roots that has a fee to it as if it represents a made object rather than something biological. Kind of like the joined segments in those pillars posted by VV, that also go from broad to narrow. Also the knob at the end seems like an indication in that direction. Animal "tails" in the roots usually end in lots of split parts or just a point..
Also, something to keep in mind is that these shapes are not just rings around a brown cylinder. The brown parts go from wide to narrow. They are more like ice cream cones in the process of being stacked into each other.
Just to emphasize this, I've traced the pen lines:
This is one of those few roots that has a fee to it as if it represents a made object rather than something biological. Kind of like the joined segments in those pillars posted by VV, that also go from broad to narrow. Also the knob at the end seems like an indication in that direction. Animal "tails" in the roots usually end in lots of split parts or just a point..