The horsetail plant (genus Equisetum) has tiny spores with legs that curl and uncurl as humidity changes. This motion gives the spores hop.

Researchers have recently uncovered a diverse array of mechanisms that allow plants to move — often faster than the blink of an eye. Read more: [ Ссылка ]

Video credit: Philippe Marmottant/Lab Interdisciplinaire de Physque CNRS and Univ. of Grenoble

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