Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists say they have found ...

They filmed the seed dispersal using a high-speed camera, which captured up to 8,600 frames per second. They then measured ...

Squirting cucumbers shoot their seeds up to 33 feet (10 m) away from the mother plant to avoid overcrowding and competition, ...

“弹道种子传播”在植物中并不常见——但也许有充分的理由，当你看到这种被亲切地称为“喷瓜”的植物能够做到什么时。这种黄瓜不需要风或动物等外部帮助，而是自己完成任务，从其细长多刺的形态的一端向空中喷射出一股快速的水流和种子。现在我们知道它是如何做到的了。

The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium, from the Greek 'ekballein,' meaning to throw out) is named for the ballistic method the species uses to disperse its seeds. When ripe, the ovoid-shaped ...

The mystery surrounding the exact way the squirting cucumber disperses its seeds and how it impacts its ability to reproduce ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...

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 ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...

The squirting cucumber, known scientifically as Ecballium elaterium, owes its name to its unique seed dispersal method. ...