This is a squirting cucumber so called because of its ability to launch its seeds in a stream of mucilaginous liquid, up to 6 metres away. Such dispersal avoids plants competing in close proximity for resources Video credits: @SmithsonianChanpic.twitter.com/6rGMrel1Bf— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) February 5, 2023 Ecballium is a genus of flowering plants in the … [Read more...] about squirting cucumber (Ecballium)