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This video of exploding plants will blow your mind

February 22, 2016 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Imagine plants building up so much pressure that seeds come bursting out like a fireworks display.

“Touch me Nots” live up to their name as even a slightest brush is enough for them to fire off their seeds. They’re not alone in using explosions as a tactic for dispersing seeds though; squirting cucumbers and violets use similar tricks.

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Do you think science has learnt pretty much everything there is to know about plants? Or are we just scratching the surface?

Dare you watch? The Devil’s Fingers emerge

December 21, 2015 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This one creepy little fungus. Native to Australia the proper name for this unnatural looking thing is Clathrus archeri although people tend to call it devil’s fingers or octopus stinkhorn instead. Watch the video and yuo’ll see why.

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What do you think? Imagine been trapped in a cabin and discovering an egg like shape in the corner that “hatched” like this. Would you run?

Plant fakes its own death

September 5, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

The Mimosa pudica (meaning; shy or shrinking) is also known as the touch-me-not. This annual creeper is incredibly sensitive to the point where a simple brush of the hand will cause the leaves to fold inward and drop. Minutes later the plant stops faking its apparent death and re-opens.

The mimosa pudica is native to South America and Central America but is now found around the world.

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Would you plant a perennial herb like this simply because of its strange behaviour? Or does the Mimosa pudica hold no attraction fo you?

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