2026-07-23 15:14 UTC
For some reason I had never considered that peanuts are actually the product of a fruit that grows under the ground. It's called geocarpy. The flowers are pollinated and the pods drop down to the ground as "pegs", growing into the soil. To me, this is absolutely crazy. Peanuts are crazy.
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@hastingsmothman@mastodon.green 2026-07-23 15:18
@dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz this … and the fact it’s not even a nut at all is … well… just nuts!!
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@kingtor@frontrange.co 2026-07-23 15:19
@dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz we gotta get #peanutsAreCrazy trending because they totally are
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@lalah@sakurajima.moe 2026-07-23 15:42
@dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz they're called groundnuts in some countries!