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 ...
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 ...