Seeds like airplanes

From Java, Indonesia:

Remarkable footage has been captured of falling Alsomitra vine seeds, which use paper-thin wings to disperse like giant gliders.

The seeds, which are produced by a football-sized pod, can glide hundreds of metres across the forest.

That ensures that the seeds fall far from their parent, giving the next generation of vines a head start.

Matt Walker, “Vine seeds become ‘giant gliders’” at Earth News

Double bill:

But, we are told, there is no design in nature? Time to stop catering to wilful stupidity.

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