# @stem_antics on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU4vJqgEfYB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61935862-stem-antics-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-18T04:53:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Stem Antics (@stem_antics) — https://gondola.cc/stem_antics

## Caption

Meet the giant sequoias — specifically Sequoiadendron giganteum.

These trees aren’t just tall — they’re massive by volume.

• Height: up to ~95 m (311 ft)
• Trunk diameter: up to ~8 m (26 ft)
• Age: 2,000+ years
• Volume: the biggest known tree, General Sherman, holds ~1,487 cubic meters of wood

That’s more living biomass in a single organism than any animal on Earth. 🐘

They grow in a narrow band of the Sierra Nevada in California — and they depend on wildfire to reproduce. 🔥

Yes, fire helps them survive.

Thick bark protects them. Heat opens their cones. Fire clears competitors.
Nature engineered resilience into their design.

STEM isn’t just in labs. It’s in forests. 🌲

💬 Would you rather stand next to a blue whale… or inside a sequoia grove?
📌 Save this for your “mind-blown by nature” collection
🔁 Share with someone who loves science + the outdoors

#StemEducation #STEMFacts #EarthScience #Biology #Sequoia

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earthscience, stemfacts, sequoia, stemeducation, biology

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