Squirting cucumbers shoot their seeds up to 33 feet (10 m) away from the mother plant to avoid overcrowding and competition, ...
Growing your own cucumbers is a great way to enjoy fresh, crisp veggies straight from the garden. But getting the best ...
Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists say they have found ...
The squirting cucumber shoots its seeds so fast that scientists had to use techniques like high-speed videography to record ...
To reveal the mechanism, the team employed the help of a high-speed camera that could capture up to 8,600 frames per second, ...
A team has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt? The findings were achieved through a combination of experiments, high-speed videography ...
The mystery surrounding the exact way the squirting cucumber disperses its seeds and how it impacts its ability to reproduce ...
Along with cucumber engorgement, other physical changes in the plant before and during the explosion shaped the angle, height and distance of a successful seed spew, according to the study.