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Scientists Learn "Squirting Cucumbers" Can Actually Aim Their Shots
ANTWERP, BELGIUM, JUL 15 – The squirting cucumber disperses seeds up to 12 meters at speeds of 47 km/h using a sticky covering, aiding plant reproduction and habitat spread, researchers said.
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High-Speed Analysis Reveals Squirting Cucumber's Ballistic Precision
New research into the biomechanics of explosive seed dispersal in squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) reveals how these plants have adapted a suite of unique traits that help propel their high-speed seeds far and wide. The research was presented by Helen Gorges at Society for Experimental Biology Annual Conference in Antwerp. Seed dispersal comes in many forms, and much is known about animal, wind and water-assisted dispersal – but less is…
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