papyrus

__//**Papyrus**//__

papyrus almost exclusively grows in the Nile River Delta because it can only survive in dry, arid climates but which still receive an annual flood. The are no actual predators of papyrus that eat it but the ancient Egyptians did use as a form of paper after they mastered the process of making it. Since papyrus is a plant it's only source of food is water and sunlight. Papyrus has become a symbol of Egypt's past and used to be found on the Egyptian flag and its coat of arms.