A squirting cucumber in action is a remarkable sight, but if you blink, you might miss it — the eruption lasts about 0.03 ...
The mystery surrounding the exact way the squirting cucumber disperses its seeds and how it impacts its ability to reproduce ...
Squirting cucumbers shoot their seeds up to 33 feet (10 m) away from the mother plant to avoid overcrowding and competition, ...
Scientists from the University of Oxford have discovered how the squirting cucumber squirts. The team solved the long-standing mystery using a mix of experiments, high-speed videography, image ...
Scientists from the University of Oxford have discovered how the squirting cucumber squirts. The team solved the long-standing mystery using a mix of experiments, high-speed videography, image ...
One of the most famous ballistic dispersers is Ecballium elaterium, a.k.a. the squirting cucumber. Upon ripening, its fruits explode and fire their goo-covered seeds distances of 10 to 20 feet or more ...
Scientists unveiled the squirting cucumber’s seed dispersal mechanism, involving fluid redistribution and rapid recoil.
A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...
"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 ...
A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...
Scientists from the University of Manchester have uncovered the secrets behind one of nature’s quirkiest plants - the ...
They filmed the seed dispersal using a high-speed camera, which captured up to 8,600 frames per second. They then measured ...