Interesting Plant - Strangler Fig

The strangler fig is probably the coolest thing ever.

It kills.
:O

There are many different species of Strangler Fig, but they all are basically the same thing. They're strange because they will grow up and down. Down so they can choke the living tree of all the nutrients, and up for sunlight. They often outlive the host tree by years, sometimes forming hollow cores that house the "spirit" of the old tree.
These "figs" can live up to thousands of years.