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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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[-] Penguinblue@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

Only flowering plants are pollinated by bees and even then not all of them. Ferns evolved before flowers existed so of course they need a different way to breed.

[-] 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

[-] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

That's extremely interesting!

[-] cizra@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Does this mean it's off-topic for Mildly Interesting?

[-] boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

yes. this is TIL.

[-] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 2 points 2 years ago

So basically they're just throwing horny Michael Phelpses (Michaels Phelp?) all around the place? I approve.

[-] Raisin8659 2 points 2 years ago
[-] PaperTowel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I do too, but no one finds that interesting

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