TIL: ferns have sperm that swims (www.thoughtco.com)

submitted 2 years ago by cizra@lemm.ee to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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A fern is a plant. A plant is supposed to get pollinated by bees and whatnot. Yet ferns have sperm swimming around and fertilizing the lady-bits of other fern.

Mind blown.

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[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Flowering plants first evolved in the late Cretaceous. Ferns are old. Ferns are really old. They aren’t fertilized by insects

this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023

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