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March 24, 2021 01:37 pm GMT
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Why do Mexican jumping beans jump?
What makes Mexican jumping means jump? The answer is less cute than you may have suspected.
— Read the restOften sold as novelty items and exported worldwide, Mexican jumping beans are actually the seed capsules of a shrub (Sebastiania pavoniana) that have been taken over by the tiny larvae of an attractive grey moth (Cydia saltitans).
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