As the warm summer months creep nearer and spring flowers begin to bloom, many of us will find some less welcome blossoms on our lawns. Dandelions are one of the most troublesome weeds, and anyone that's tended to a yard can tell you that they spread remarkably fast. The plants have a genius way of advancing their species and there's a good chance you loved them as a kid. The seedy tufts that form from the plants spread seeds across a wide area when a brisk breeze passes through, and a new study published in the journal Nature reveals that the seeds are so much more than just little parachutes.
In the study, researchers from the University of Edinburgh examined the behavior of the seeds and tried to determine how they can stay aloft for such a long time. It doesn't take much to get a dandelion seed to flutter along for a considerable distance, and the study reveals that the bristles attached to each tiny seed utilize a type of flight never before recorded in nature.
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