I was wandering to the mailbox earlier this week to dump my rent check in the mail, and I noticed these things on the ground.
Does anyone know what they are? My first thought was, “Ooh, I could use these as a decor element!” My second thought was, “I’ll bet there are lots of bugs sitting inside, and I don’t like bugs.” My third thought was, “Is it spring yet?” It’s not.
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What the heck are these?!
OMG THESE ARE ALL OVER OHIO!!!!!!!!!!!! we have to pick them up EVVVVERYWHERE at my grandma's house in c-bus!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what they're called but if I remeber correctly, they're essentially seed pods from trees.
ReplyDeleteThe spikey nature (and beleive me they hurt if you hit one barefoot -- when I was growing up these would be like little landmines in my back yard) is, I think, to deter animals from eating the seeds -- and fustrating the trees' attempts at reproduction.
I don't think I've seen/noticed them in Ohio before, though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidambar_styraciflua
ReplyDeleteYour new site header (logo? ....ummm) is AWESOME. I love it.
ReplyDeleteKelly
We had these aaaallllll over cincinnati
ReplyDeleteAdrian