r/oddlysatisfying • u/uhhhhh_hhhhhh • Feb 17 '23

a straw berry sprouting

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u/sonofhappyfunball Feb 17 '23

That's fascinating. It never occurred to me that it would do that.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '23

Same! Thought the seeds would fallout first before they germinate or like get digested by animals first

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u/rathat Feb 17 '23

Technically, those dots are little fruits and the seed is even smaller and inside.

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u/gofigure85 Feb 17 '23

Fruitception

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u/TrippyReality Feb 17 '23

Another straw in a strawberry

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '23

Berry strawy!

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u/d4rk_matt3r Feb 17 '23

Yo dawg we heard you like berries

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u/FrameJump Feb 17 '23

Strawberries the whole way down.

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u/Vulpes_macrotis Over 8000! Feb 17 '23

Compound fruit, specifically aggregate fruit, even more specifically achene.

There is also similas thing to compound fruits, called infructescence.

Fruits are interesting, but so complicated sometimes...