Stand back! This explosive cucumber is bursting with seeds

Researchers set out to find the clues behind this cucumbers seed dispersal superpower.

A small, hairy, toxic version of the cucumbers found in the produce aisle does have an advantage over its more palatable cousins — a feat of ballistic seed dispersal.

(Image credit: Stanislav Gorb)

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