Nature’s popping candy 🌱 💥 Touch-me-not balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere) seeds are the netted carpet moth caterpillar’s favourite food. However, having a nibble can be tough, because these seeds like to explode! | BBC Earth

1.2K views · 80 reactions | Flashes of light shoot along the spines of fluorescent-stained leaves from the "touch-me-not" plant as they fold up in striking new videos. The flashy footage has revealed how the plant closes up in a matter of seconds, despite lacking nerves and muscles. Catch the full story  https://trib.al/Njwbuxy | LiveScience | Facebook