A puffball mushroom releases spores in the rain

Category: Beautiful and amazing, PEGI 0+

18 October 2026

The impact of a raindrop compresses the outer layer of a mature mushroom and expels spores through an opening at the top. This is how rain helps them disperse.

Video, mushrooms, puffball, rain, nature, spores

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A puffball mushroom releases spores in the rain

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