Squirting Cucumber: The Plant That Explodes

This plant is ready to go to war, this is the squirting cucumber.
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Created by Dylan Dubeau
Executive Producer, Director and Director of Photography: Dylan Dubeau
Host: Tasha the Amazon
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Exploring the World of Plants and Fungi.
#Floralogic

[@watchdealer11]

"squirting cucumber: the plant that explodes" no way they published that without awareness of the innuendo😂😂😂

[@strawhatkirbae6717]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@helpmefortheloveofshrek6623]

😳🥒💦

[@NOT-A-BIG-FAN-OF-THEGOVERNMENT]

0:26

[@ewhatley]

Lol

[@timo4938]

She specifically started the video by saying she knew there was a strong innuendo!

[@naveenkumarp7896]

Fun fact: the seeds inside plant are arranged in Fibonacci pattern. When it’s falling from the plant then its seeds are spread in Fibonacci pattern thereby ensuring the maximum spread. Nature is amazing ❤️

[@rishimohan7768]

Maybe they have a brain

[@ywoisug8845]

@@rishimohan7768 maybe they've millions of years of evolution

[@reguluscorneas3387]

@@ywoisug8845 exactly, trial and error plus millions of years of evolution

[@printingwithlue4310]

I thought i saw that spiral in one shot when they were exploding. You can see the spiral pattern starting as they get out of the pod.

[@nandinivaradharajan631]

This is the urvarukum (cucumber) mentioned in the Maha mritunjaya mantra.

[@HardshellumYolkinsideCanineus]

"Squirting Cucumber" "Seed. Dispersal." Yeah. I love biology.

[@lordpvt]

SAME

[@r.i.pyoutube6881]

It’s male engie

[@cifa9713]

😂😂😂😂

[@luiseduardo8806]

Eggdog you're my hero

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

Lmao 🤣🤣

[@pig71395]

You knew what you were doing when you said "that's where the seeds and the fluids shoot out" regarding something called a squirting cucumber. I see you, Tasha. The team had too much fun with this one HAHA

[@Thanos1908]

Growing up in Greece...we used to play "war" with them xD

[@Ordep_Aviaras]

Yeah I know the men of greece love playing with fluids along with their friends

[@devifoxe]

Yap I can confirm that... Keep wondering...

[@soulxsanctum]

There were like atomic hombs man, there was no escape from them

[@legm5298]

@@Ordep_Aviaras Hold up...

[@foolio813]

@@legm5298 right 💀😭

[@bbernie]

Plants vs Zombies wasn't that crazy then, huh

[@KP_does_pointless_things]

I knew somebody was going to make that reference

[@thefridgehacker2275]

@@KP_does_pointless_things they did in the video lol

[@sokka47]

2:31?

[@bbernie]

@@tofaanshinwari6431 Oi. Save the preaching for church.

[@Neyobe]

Ohh you just brought me back

[@MorningThief_]

this reminds me of a weed that grew everywhere where i grew up, in the Philippines. the seed container for this weed was brown & kinda hard & would explode if exposed to water, dispersing the seeds inside of it. i always liked playing with it by collecting as many of these seed containers as i could carry, find a puddle of water, throw them in & enjoy the explody fun. sometimes one of them would explode in my hand, especially if it was a bit sweaty from runnning around trying to collect these things. i never knew what that weed was called & now i'm feeling abit nostalgic for such simple times.

[@SlinkyStoney]

Yup, I remember those but don't know what it was called. I used to see them everywhere like those times when I go to school walking and collect them.

[@PallabDutt]

We used to play with those seedpods here in India. 😂Those plants have a purple coloured, trumpet shaped flower.

[@FeBreeze.]

I remember someone putting those in the public water fountains

[@zerotwo9569]

The plant you’re probably looking for is Ruellia Tuberosa (sometimes called Cracker Plant or Popping Pod)

[@MorningThief_]

@@zerotwo9569 yeah, that looks about right. purple flower, long brown seed container... cheers

[@rymir3939]

"Hey you animal! Spread my seeds!" Animal : No. "fine I'll do it myself"

[@1TakoyakiStore]

Squirting Cucumber: I'm a strong independent gourd who don't need no seed dispersal animal!

[@SirChocula]

lol

[@legm5298]

Bruh

[@inscruitablefilletknifesha2681]

I'm a strong independent malicious rock

[@oofitz1810]

@@legm5298 u mad

[@Kensuke22]

​@@inscruitablefilletknifesha2681 what a adorable looking rock

[@Coraline2luv]

They kept playing that money shot of the cucumber shooting its load. Yes I know what I'm doing.

[@VanishPoint]

So do they lol

[@ClumsyTrout]

“Money shot” has me dead 🤣

[@wanderlustwarrior]

No one: Not even usual pollinators: This cucumber: SKEET SKEET SKEET

[@hesnachosify]

Got damn

[@pabloserranogarcia7557]

Other plants evolving: “Mmmmh colors” Exploding cucumber: “THEY ARE IN THE TREES”

[@cartoon80s90s]

We have these in Greece. I remember as kids we used to disturb the plants when a friend (or foe) was passing by one of them and it would spray them. Fun times.

[@cidoka5638]

So Bullet Seed is actually Pokemon's rip-off of Nature's exploding cucumber xD Btw ye old natural medicines, more like eating missiles to kill whatever evil got inside your guts, with a lot of luck you won't die in the proccess xD

[@somethinginthewalls388]

i mean, in the ancient times it was believed drinking mercury provided you with immortality... i'm not even surprised people used this as medicine

[@cleverusernamenexttime2779]

There is a learning curve.

[@RePhantomz]

Well as mentioned before they were diluted. Also we dont need to go that far to ancient times. Remember energy drink that use radium (which is radioactive) as ingridient sold in 1920's?

[@deltalimabravo6727]

Like chemotherapy for cancer (& many other substances/medicine. Benefit:Harm

[@deltalimabravo6727]

@@somethinginthewalls388 Like Radiothor? Mmm, tastes like cancer. Funny, not funny.

[@scbred9245]

"Sir, sir!" "Huuuuuuhhhhh??? Get me that cucumber." "But sir we have enough vegetables for your salad." "Get me that cucumber."

[@lordpvt]

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[@justachonkyspider]

"But Sir, it's poisonous...." 😂

[@wiser4]

Lmaooooooo

[@c00mgoblin]

I’d honestly love an episode on Lillies purely to warn people on how toxic they are to cats. I’m pretty one sniff or bite can kill them.

[@abhishekjathar]

What. Thanks for the info i had no idea.. i was gonna plant them and have cats

[@jcespinoza]

Can it be adjusted to work on humans as well? Asking for a cat... I mean friend

[@c00mgoblin]

@@abhishekjathar I didn’t know either until a year ago! They are EXTREMELY toxic so I make sure whenever flowers come into my house I check! I read of an article of a cat almost dying and I looked it up and it’s true! 😭 I like lillies but not more than my cat!

[@mohawk4759]

@@tofaanshinwari6431 ???

[@RikthDcruze]

Then we need more of those in our world.

[@enyi_4873]

In Spain, they are called "Pepinillos del diablo" or "The Devil's pickles" I think I like that name more than "Squirting Cucumber" PS: I remember playing as a child with my friends to shoot us with them as if it were a spaghetti western... We didn't knew they were poisonous

[@yamil3115]

Tal cual jaja, lo peor es cuando te entran en el ojo

[@enyi_4873]

@@yamil3115 A mi me apuntaban a la cara y joder, no me daban en los ojos, pero picaba y dejaba marca xd

[@Alejandro-fz6ql]

"Chorizo western" más bien jaja. Yo aparte de "pepinillos del diablo" también he escuchado "pepinillos explosivos".

[@enyi_4873]

@@Alejandro-fz6ql Pepinillos explosivos... No se por que parte de españa los llamaran asi, primera vez que lo escucho

[@TR4R]

I guess only if you eat them or one of them has contact with your eyes.

[@cryospiral]

I would have loved to do a report on this plant in a Christian School I attended.........

[@midnightlotus7047]

Do ittttt😏😂

[@Hyraladen]

cryospiral, stop thinking Christian folks are a bunch of sensitive people. Bet your bottom dollar, you'd hear the whole class laugh, along with some teachers

[@xCheshirx]

@@Hyraladen "Thinking"? They were the one who attended the Christian School. They're saying it for a reason

[@gorbsupreme7555]

@@Hyraladen I don’t think so

[@eshay8546]

@@midnightlotus7047 he said "he attended" so the school he use to go to

[@innerpeace1979]

I’d love to see an episode where you go into some depth describing the inextricable symbiotic relationship between mycelium, plants and how humans have begun using this relationship to develop solutions to problems caused by man made pollution.

[@MaxOakland]

I appreciate Tasha giving us some time to process that watermelons and cucumbers are related and they’re both gourds. I also found that really interesting

[@Ghennesph]

fun fact: underripe watermelon tastes a lot like cucumber.

[@YMGTOffical]

Nah you can try their brime same flavour i think

[@tidaltidaltidal]

"Unripe" you mean

[@AusterLiteax]

Sad fact: Overripe cucumber taste like watermelon

[@srijanmallick98]

The worst part of a watermelon tastes like the best part of a cucumber.

[@suicune690]

Watermelon-rind pickles are a thing.

[@giorgosmanolesakis6812]

In my village in the island of crete in greece this plant is everywhere and when we were kids we use to fight as a game with each other using this small cucumbers as a weapon. A little before they reach maturity you can cut them and will not explode right away but if you press them with your hands or shoes they explode whenever you turn them to !!

[@hewhohasnoidentity4377]

"Mommy, why is the name squirting cucumber inappropriate?"

[@azurimira]

What? OH SHI-

[@tuyl654]

😂

I'm about to get ready to pull my "Did You Know..." trigger on my best-friends and tell them about this video lol

[@watchdealer11]

"Osmotic pressure" Please don't take me back to my engineering undergrad! 😂

[@Durio_zibethinus]

Plant physiology class flashback 😖

[@watchdealer11]

@@Durio_zibethinus 😩😩 I haven't used my engineering degree in over 10 years!

[@dejeriyoung9872]

@@watchdealer11 what do you do now?

[@watchdealer11]

@@dejeriyoung9872 my cousin and brother opened up restaurant franchises and made more than me after only 2 years despite all my degrees and years of experience, so I asked them if I could join and I quit my senior engineering position, I was at Exxon at the time, and I became a partner. I'm retired now. Unfortunately, I never met the right person and at 40 I doubt I will 😩 that's why I'm always on KZbin and watching Netflix and other streaming services 😂

[@dejeriyoung9872]

@@watchdealer11 it's never too late to find love. I'm about to turn 40 so I feel that. ❤️

[@VDOTU5]

Ok, I've become aware of some very bizarre plant life but this is just ridiculous. 😆

[@Sheevlord]

"Where these guys have squirted their seeds" - best out of context quote of the video

[@ayblablabla]

These are called "Donkey Cucumber" in my language. I used to pop them with my feet while going to school. It is soooo entertaining. I knew they were poisonous though. My grandmother told me.

[@doctortomato9520]

I have seen these everywhere on the internet but have never been able to find out what are, thanks Animalogic😊

[@stiffmidget4036]

Have you done an episode on the Australian pain bush, also known as the "Gimpy gimpy"? You will definitely love it if you've never heard of it before

[@drkushajagadeesh6347]

One of the KZbin creators, I think the backyard scientist, has done a video where he touches various painful plants including the gimpy gimpy.

[@brettpresta-valachovic3631]

That was so cool to watch! Nature sure comes up with some interesting means of propagating itself. Another plant which shoots its seed is impatiens. Seeing them eject their seeds at the slightest touch mesmerized me as a child. I'd love to learn more about this dynamite tree you mentioned!

[@empressmicrowave1195]

You should totally do the dynamite tree next. It’s such an over the top tree besides the exploding fruit which are rly just the cherry on top for how crazy it is. Plus a few other interesting names too, I prefer calling it the jabillo or possumwood. If you do a vid on it you totally include all the different names it has cuz I feel like that’d be fun.

[@andreasstr433]

OMG this plant sprouts here where I live. Every time I get close to them I'm so careful not to touch them because they start exploding

[@jawlinejawlinejawline]

Where do you live haha

[@andreasstr433]

@@jawlinejawlinejawline I live in Greece

[@anoyint]

Now I know what you may be thinking, and yes... this is what the Minecraft creeper is partially based off of.

[@partygoer1930]

squirting creepers?

[@asrbaber]

Thank you so much Tasha. That was a well rounded informational video and I subscribed because of it!

[@feeeeeeeee2694]

I love how she described it as " the most dramatic dispersal method"

[@AacroX]

When you take "Bullet Seed" quite literally

[@TheSlimmshadyy]

A similar type of flower plant is common where I live. The part bearing its seeds burst open with pressure and spreads seeds around it.

[@mukteshchourasia2371]

I was laughing the whole time on the Name. 😂

[@zombies.in.space.]

def need to see a video about wild cucumber from you!! love your channel ❤

[@FideoBowl]

“It’s really a seed gatling gun. Like a gatling pea. Zombies, beware.”

[@christopherryancabrera2117]

There are no plants that can spread their seeds itself. Squirting cucumber: YYEEEEETT!!!

[@EmpyrionBlackthorn]

Thank you Animalogic for introducing me to this wonderful woman because it led me to her channel and her music. She is magnificent, go and listen for yourself. These videos are awesome too, like all Animalogic content.

[@tlotpwist3417]

Other plants: uses wind or animals to disperse This one; "peace was never an option"

[@tuyl654]

You mean... genetically... ❤️

[@wavingocean352]

I love the plant vs zombie reference 😂

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Oh ya. i've heard about these before, there are all kinds of plants that have projectile seeds launched and shot out using Brilliantly simple and creative adaptations. I Love plants😄👍

[@fabianseq6164]

i cant believe how cool this channel is. I trully love it!

[@PirvateerKurei]

I swear floralogic is my favorite segment in the animalogic family 😊 so many inspirations for my D&D campaign!

[@eshay8546]

Squirting cucumber, they named it for a laugh

[@randomcat1962]

Honestly it’s not even funny to me it’s just pathetic. It’s like as if a 12 year old named it.

[@eshay8546]

@@randomcat1962 I can imagine them in the lobby saying "let's name it squirting cucumber 👀😁😅"

[@safwanshuhaib9968]

@@randomcat1962 then what would they name it...... *squirtium cucumberium*

[@noneofyourbuisness1679]

Can you do the gimpy gimpy plant next? I feel like a plant with *that* extreme of a defense method deserves to be under scrutiny. That, or the Manchineel tree - literally every part of this thing just wants to cause you pain. Just *standing* next to it can pose a risk to your health

[@debanjanchakraborty9946]

Such a great adaptation to plants its own seeds

[@bingewatcher4678]

I randomly came to this channel and I wasn't disappointed

[@-zorkaz-5493]

OMG, my high school used to have tons of these ; needless to say many battles took place involving these ... uh ... we called them the ejaculating cucumbers, wasn't far off ... 🤣

[@andreimations]

Interesting a gatling cucumber that could be perfect for a new character in pvz battle of neighborville

[@KP_does_pointless_things]

That would actually be a pretty cool plan

[@voidhunter9474]

Sad knowing the game got cancelled

[@michailchatzipanagiotou3397]

Favorite childhood toy. Remember when smartphones from the age of 6 wasn't a thing?

[@laylap7042]

Reminds me of walking through bittercress in my lawn and having the seeds shoot everywhere 😩

[@piyushchatterjee4219]

Love ur videos they are very informative 🙂🙂

[@samhaines8228]

super cool, very dramatic! how about a vid featuring plants that are related but not commonly recognized as such.

[@crazycherokee8552]

I'm just gonna put this out there...Tasha, please don't stop making music, I recently noticed the link to your main channel and I'm in love with your style. I love the science geeky stuff, but your flow is absolutely baller 😁🤘 scallywags is going in my playlist

[@jamesadams2333]

Wow. Ya learn something new everyday! Exploding cucumbers, watermelons are gourds, and history. And here I thought I heard it all XD. Well done on the video!

[@reggietheporpoise]

This was a fun one! Any chance you could eventually do a video on gympie-gympie?

[@kurt776]

I wish my old lady has that ability. Its hairiness is the only thing they have in common.

[@dundeeecroc]

I lived in Amman, Jordan, they had these plants all over.

[@PanDiMia]

Hello from Greece! We are full of these plants over here but I never knew what is its name! As kids, we used to make them explode for fun!

[@aisadal2521]

All of a sudden I got flashbacks to Scum Villain Self Saving System 😂

[@Miraihi]

Person of culture right here

[@srishtisrivastava4561]

A person of culture

[@sivartb7273]

Rich tomorrow: I found a new variety of cucumbers, let's get into it.

i was so happy seeing this in my subscriptions 😭 omg

[@travellerg5834]

Great... very informative video - Thanks

[@ZMike38]

any interest in covering Pando, the giant male aspen colony? it would be cool to compare/contrast to the giant mushroom network from the previous ep

[@sick_tr1cks]

"I beat fnf ballistic on hard 1st try" Every girl in a 2 mile radius:

[@Blender4tehBaby]

Would love to see you talk about the parasitic Chaga fungus. Great content. ✌️

[@judm6779]

Pistol shrimp: HOHO A WORTHY OPPONENT OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY

[@theleviathan7383]

You should talk about the gimpy gimpy it's really interesting and I think more people should learn about it

[@solar0wind]

Please do a video about the Wollemi Pine! These are living fossils and so cool. Their discovery was called the greatest sensation in botany of the 20th century!

[@davenagtzaam11]

We seem to have those himalaian springy plants here in the Netherlands as well. We got quite a couple growing right up against the shed , popping them is quite fun

[@AA-el1et]

The dude who named it knew what he was doing, yet he did. For all of us

[@balthiersgirl2658]

Floralogic is brilliant I love this as much as when I first watched animalogic your show is fun and wonderfully informative

[@crittercosner2877]

Talk about the American Chestnut!

[@ryllharu]

Seconded! Especially the efforts to bring them back. They're an interesting plant conservation topic.

[@justachonkyspider]

The bird of paradise seed pods also explode. I see those squirting cucumber plants all over the place. It's crazy. Oh btw could you do an episode on Devils Claw aka Unicorn plant??? 🥰 It's one of my favorite plants and another member of the cucumber fam (my encyclopedia told me so)

[@tamarrajames3590]

I enjoyed this very much, thank you. It would be interesting to know more about the plant Devil’s Claw.🖤🇨🇦

[@cheesypies5166]

theres was a weed that grew in my previous house, none of the ones mentioned, the long bean pods would dry out, then if you touch the dried seed pods (with enough force) makes the seedpod snap open flinging little seeds evreywhere, leaving the seed-pod slightly twisted. it was very fun

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

sounds like a vetch.

[@cheesypies5166]

@@Ass_of_Amalek thanks! I looked this up and turns out its a "popping vetch" :)

[@jesuschristthefirstjojo.7565]

Reminds me of a weed that's kinda like what you CheesyPies described that we used to call Water bomb as if you put the dried up pod in water, They would explode. Used to pick a lot them and drop them in the drain for fun as a child. It probably is the same plant.

[@BuildinWings]

So are we not doing "phrasing" anymore?

[@maikatupua8228]

Greetings from Fiji 🇫🇯 Presentation is impeccable...

[@markmcknight2467]

I always called this cute little plant 🌱 a burr gherkin. Never heard it called ‘squirting cucumber’! 🥒

[@SolomonGordonX]

So that’s how bulbasaur learned bullet-seed

[@Akutukananu]

Dude 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you get kudo points for that. Never thought of bulbasaur

[@joefernandez8008]

When Mother Nature gets an OnlyFans:

[@KillerCaitie]

Plants are fascinating!

[@ratnaravibabu4652]

Thank you for introducing the nature wonder plant.

[@marche800]

Ah I've heard of this. The "Goron Special Crop" I believe it was called

[@librus8680]

I can see why a plant that violently purges the contents of its fruits would be thought as an aid for constipation...

[@sreehariv473]

Cucumber: art is explosive

[@rashodhustle9718]

Reminds me of the touch me not plants on the BBC couldn't stop lol at that video

[@stratusphur]

I love that plants vs zombies reference.

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

"The dynamite tree, whose completely natural explosions can be heard up to two miles away... when you slash it with a sword." "Himalayan balsam, whose seed pods explode spontaneously... when you grab and squeeze them." My shampoo also explodes spontaneously when I hit it with a blunt sword or squeeze it. They need a warning label on that stuff! Don't even get me started on tires, footballs, soccer balls, and basketballs!

[@tinotcg5815]

I've seen these all over my neighborhood and I've always wondered what they were!

[@eefm]

cmon that Gattling Pea reference?!? i think im in love

[@bondandng]

I just can’t keep thinking. How evolution can make plant did that.

[@dameionrose9590]

The first 30 seconds if u didn't know this was a plant show you'd think it's something else 👀😂

[@deandeann1541]

I have never heard of Himalayan balsam, but the plant you show I know of as jewel weed, otherwise known as the touch-me-not. Kids love them.

[@debbieparker3691]

This is so Awsome. Thank you for this video.