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Mahogany seed pods are the 8–15 cm long, woody,, brown coverings from Swietenia mahagoni trees, often used as natural, long-lasting decoration in aquariums, terrariums, or floral arrangements. They are buoyant, release beneficial tannins for aquarium water, and crack open to release helicopter-like seeds.
The helicopter seeds are visible on the ground
YippeeKayakOB
I want to see that like 20 times bigger in solid mahogany.
itstheendoftheworldasweknowitandifeelfine
Otherwise known as the fruit.
super3dcow
Im 36, how is this the first time im seeing the coolest seed pod ever for a famous tree?
GangOfNahr19
Nature's Bakugan
TheFastpaws
That is pretty cool.
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
The seeds are as gorgeous as the wood.
Canigetbannedagain2
Gonna tell my kiddo this was a 3D print, and I bet he's gonna look for it
FallenJester
Nature's BeyBlade
Sensiblyinteresting
Growing up in Florida these trees were all over the place, trees would have tons of those pods. There were heavy AF and would dent tf out of cars lol
ironymus
I first thought "that's a nifty looking print-in-place 3D print!" before I read the title
ClutterMonkey
That looks so alien.
Alpha2749
I bet that looks so cool if you spin it like a spinning top
contextisimportant
Looks as adorable as everything I've seen made of mahagoni.
monkeyfly
When pangolins are harvested before they are ripe. Cruel.
hartdahlicious
It's giving pangolin
Flyingwigs
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ejJ6ZGRlbDg4NW56eW1qZmc2cHNvejI2MTh6aThxMnd5N3V6Z3E1MCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/3MeyNohUAXz8uFxn74/200w.webp
obarey
It looks so sci-fi. Some high tech machinery.
tiderfish
Thought it was someone’s art
IlsPls
Its a Bakugan!
o0Tektite0o
Pretty nice seed pod that is..
Fortherea
It’s so beautiful!
notsurewhattocallthis
Ma-hogany... Mo-hogany...
https://youtu.be/14D5wKSVlXg
suiseiseki
Uh, anyways. Can we please-
redtruck
Natures maraca
ProfessorVanDiggenSagg
alexstamat
Damn fine material.
MadMoth
SIIIIILLLLEEEEENCE!!!!
AllSeeingAvalin
And not just any mahogany, but mahogany from the planet malchior 7
Yakeshinu
ConsumerOfStories
it's like a high fantasy pine cone
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Druid grenade!
plastikb0y
Like a pangolin fidget spinner
Flyingwigs
IT HAS A PENTARADIAL SYMMETRY PATTERN! THAT'S SO COOL!! https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1MXcwNDVkb2hpazMxNDlzYzZmamhiaW94NjJmZTFqeXk2YjB6a29kcyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/aib0ZoE7weRag/200w.webp
TakuanSoho
Uuuh everything's good at home, buddy ?
Flyingwigs
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1anhudGM4MnAzaG14aTQyMXZwbGo0N2N4eXc0dHRwNHBnZXFhMWU5MSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/100QoSU9uTFU64/200w.webp just fine, why?
thisisnotfineffs
Are those not super common in nature?
BarryTheCyborg
I think hexaradial (?) symmetry is more common due to the bonding structure of water molecules, though that might just be snowflakes.
thisisnotfineffs
Neat