New Study Unveils Explosive Secrets of Squirting Cucumber

New Study Unveils the Explosive Secrets of the Squirting Cucumber
The squirting cucumber shoots its seeds so fast that scientists had to use techniques like high-speed videography to record it.
Squirting cucumber's "explosion" of seeds is a natural masterpiece
"Ballistic seed dispersal" is not something you see often in plants – and for good reason, perhaps, when you see just what the affectionately called squirting cucumber is capable of. Shunning external helping hands like wind or animals,
Explosive Study Reveals How Squirting Cucumber Engorges And Erupts, Shooting Seeds 10 Meters
To reveal the mechanism, the team employed the help of a high-speed camera that could capture up to 8,600 frames per second, and took measurements of squirting cucumber plants before and after seed ejection. They also created a time-lapse monitoring the plants in the lead-up to dispersal day, and even took CT scans.
Squirting Cucumbers Shoot Their Seeds Like Botanical Bombardiers
The hairy, ground-hugging vines of the squirting cucumber Ecballium elaterium might seem like an ordinary weedy plant. But take a closer look at the plant, which grows in dry, barren areas in the Mediterranean, and you’ll find “an extraordinary thing,” said Chris Thorogood, a botanist at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum.
Mathematical modeling reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber
A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt?
New study reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber
A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt? The findings, achieved through a combination of experiments,
High-speed camera catches cucumber squirting seeds at 65 feet-per-second
Blink and you might miss how quickly this squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) ejects its seeds. The mechanics behind this natural marvel have been a tough biological case to crack. Now, with a combination of experiments,
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