Have you ever gone for a peaceful walk through a park, field, or trail — only to look down and find your pant legs covered in tiny clingy things? That’s exactly what happened to me today. I came home, glanced down, and realized my jeans looked like a magnet for mystery specks.
What were they?
Bugs? Seeds? Alien spores?
Don’t worry — if this has ever happened to you, the answer is a lot more ordinary (and kind of fascinating).
Meet the Culprit: Hitchhiking Plant Seeds
Those little tag-alongs stuck to your pant leg are almost certainly plant seeds — often called burrs, stickseeds, or hitchhikers.
Plants have evolved some very clever ways to spread their seeds. Instead of relying solely on wind or animals eating their fruit, some species have developed seeds that cling to anything that brushes by — fur, feathers, or, in our case, fabric.
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