Hello! Longtime lurker, posting because for once I couldn't find the answer I was looking for (shock!).

Why is this little guy throwing out all of these roots? I have another plant that does this as well. Between waterings, the crazy, hair-like roots will dry up and die (with no impact to the plant), and then, at the next watering, sprout a new set of white roots all over again! The dried up roots pull off with no effort, but the newer ones are pretty firmly attached.

I've got a kalanchoe daigremontiana that does this, but this plant is not that kind of plant. I'm puzzled.