🌱 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.
🧩 Why They Stick
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