- are
called Mexican jumping beans. As the tiny
larvae inside curl up and
uncurl, they hit the capsule's wall, and the bean
appears to jump. They move more...
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orchestrate spore dispersal. In
wetter weather, the "petals"
moisten and
uncurl; some even curl
backward lifting the
spore sac up. This
allows rain or animals...
- Parti****nts then slowly— using the
breath to
control the motion—
uncurl their upper bodies backward toward a
supinated lying down position, until...
-
boxes and
draping himself over
audience members ...
Certain toes will
never uncurl after this experience, but it is
almost admirable how
unaltered de Burgh...
-
because they curl up in a tight,
brown or
reddish ball
during dry times, and
uncurl and turn
green in the
presence of moisture.
Other species are
tropical forest...
- grey-brown and dead. However, when just a
little water is present, the fern will
uncurl and reopen,
appearing to "resurrect". It has been
estimated that
these plants...
-
mushroom family (Geastraceae). All of
these curl into a ball when dry and
uncurl when moistened. Bovista, a
genus of puffball, uses
essentially the same...
- dry
weather in its
native habitat, its
stems curl into a
tight ball,
uncurling only when
exposed to moisture. The
outer stems of the
plant bend into...
-
unrolling of a
tight spiral called a
crozier or
fiddlehead into fronds. This
uncurling of the leaf is
termed circinate vernation.
Leaves are
divided into two...
-
remain dormant for years.
Moistened again in a
later rainy season, the ball
uncurls and the
plant wakes up from its
dormant state,
which causes the capsular...
