Exploding Seed Pods!

The yellow woodsorrel plant has very interesting seed pods.
When they are ready, the slightest touch will cause a cascading effect in which all the individual seeds in the pod will pop out, one at a time, with significant force.

[ssovereign]

I was a scared when I first touched it and the pods blasted, but then I found out it was the pods.

[MrMinecraftStudio]

it's so amazing that many different plants have different seed dispersing. nature can be very interesting many times! i wonder why i don't really think about nature alot....

[xsephorsx]

I was attacked by clover seeds today.. didn't know where they came from cause of the thick clover patch.. good to know :D

[danielburcke]

I'm sooo glad I found this! I was about to spend a lot of time & money on insecticides thinking that the tiny pods/seeds were insect droppings or eggs. Anyway, I feel much better knowing that these mysteriously appearing dots are neither of the above, but only benign seeds. I'm tired of cleaning up the seeds, so I just finished pulling out all of the Yellow Wood Sorrel that was growing in the same planters of my Christmas Cactuses!! Thanks for the info!!!

[swinginhepcat]

Thanks for posting this! I just experienced this same phenomenon in my garden and had to come look it up. The first few ones scared the bejeesus out of me!! I hope my neighbors didn't hear me scream. . . as someone else posted thought it was fleas or some kind of insects erupting. I felt so silly when I realized they were some kind of seeds. Very cool!

[i.see.blurry]

Guess I'm the only one watching in 2021

[chanal]

Somehow these magically appeared next to my cherry tomato plant and scared the crap out of me the first time it happened. I wasn't sure if it was a weed or what but thanks for uploading this video at least I know its not dangerous.

[GlamorousGirl]

The chronicles of Narnia: The horse and his boy, brought me here. I was searching a gorse bush, found out that they "pop", searched it on YouTube and poof! Here I am. Lol :) Even though this wasn't a gorse bush.... :/

[WeWereYoungandCrazy]

OMG! It is sooo frustrating trying to find the ones that will pop! haha. I discovered clover seed pods while hunting impatiens seed poppers. lol.

[dsflores]

Thanks for the info!
Just updated it.

[divinita]

Very interesting! Isn't nature magical?

[keatopian]

I think I've seen these before in my yard and when you walk they go everywhere