 SCP-071-KO Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures The Foundation currently keeps 10 instances of SCP-071-KO in containment. As normal felling is impossible, if a specimen is found outside of the Foundation, it is to be removed immediately by Sangro Construction Planning Incorporated, a Foundation front company under the guise of roadwork, building maintenance, or other construction projects. Unconditioned subjects find it difficult to distinguish SCP-071-KO from normal street lights. The Foundation has thus created a manual instructing readers how to distinguish between regular street lights and SCP-071-KO. The 10 specimens currently kept in Foundation custody are to receive electric power and status checks twice a day. Any seed or sapling produced by the specimens is to be terminated. Description SCP-071-KO is a species of tree, botanically belonging in the family Cooperaceae. Smaller specimens generally measure around 3 meters, but can grow as much as 12 meters as they're tallest, with even greater heights being possible under the right conditions. Botanically speaking, it is undoubtedly a plant which can be verified via microscopic observation. Instances appear surprisingly similar to standard street lights. Mostly the tree grows upright with hollow trunks. The xylem resembles electric wiring, and the tree absorbs electricity by way of its root system through these xylems. The treetop holds a translucent bioluminescent organ, which emits light at low luminous intensity under 3-4 lux in order to attract insects. The crown is notably for its total lack of leaves, and it appears incapable of photosynthesis. Instead, SCP-071-KO grows by absorbing electricity. Carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides, mainly from vehicular exhaust, serves to boost the growth of SCP-071-KO. Being facultative insectivores, consuming insects also aid in the absorption of nutrients. Although it is unknown exactly which organ performs the insectivores activity, insect carcasses often pile up inside the bioluminescent organ, and this organ as such is presumed to play a part in SCP-071-KO's insectivory. As a consequence, it is usually found in the urban environments rich in electric lines and vehicular exhaust fumes. It may also be found in unexpected locations, such as on mountain sides or in the middle open fields.