A recent study reveals that the tropical tree species, Dipteryx oleifera, not only withstands lightning strikes but may actually benefit from them. 

Researchers observed instances where these trees survived powerful strikes that eliminated parasitic vines from their crowns and killed nearby competing vegetation. This resilience suggests that Dipteryx oleifera could have evolved to act as natural lightning rods, turning potentially destructive events into advantages by reducing competition and parasitism. 

These findings offer new insights into the complex dynamics of tropical forest ecosystems and the adaptive strategies of certain tree species.

It also makes me think that if I were a tropical tree I'd want to be somewhere close to these Dipteryx oleifera because they seem to be attracting the lightning and that just might keep me out of harm's way. It's survival of the fittest out there in the jungle.