# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/1igBtzE9ko
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461689-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b99cfbab2d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-04-16T14:24:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

Each ‘section’ of a #citrus #fruit is actually a chamber of a #plant’s ovary. The juicy bits of the fruit are hair-like growths called trichomes that have been modified to swell with water and #sugars.

#scienceupclose #upclose #ifls #iflscience #nature #fruits #food #foodporn

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## Tags

nature, citrus, sugars, fruit, food, upclose, ifls, fruits, scienceupclose, plant, iflscience, foodporn

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