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

submitted 1 year 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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[-] Penguinblue@kbin.social 13 points 1 year 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.

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