In 1960, David Latimer planted spiderwort Sprout inside a large glass bottle, added a quarter pint of water, and then sealed it shut. He opened bottle 12 years later in 1972 to add some water and then sealed it for good. The self contained ecosystem has flourished for more than 60 years.
by Mr_Mcgillicuddy_
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What the heck was initially in that bottle?Â
I can’t keep a houseplant alive for a week, and this guy’s got a whole ecosystem thriving in a bottle. Impressive!
This is amazing, thanks for sharing.
For some reason I am being compelled by my crazy brain to point out the system is receiving light from outside the system.
He reminds me of Slughorn 😊
Has anyone asked the Spiderwort Sprout whether it’s claustrophobic. After 60 years in the same place, I’d be bored shitless.
I’ve got an aquarium jar with an Anubias Nana that’s been surviving on its own for like 10 years. Added water once because it’s not perfectly sealed. That’s it.
r/Jarrariums
Without any reason I can place, I instinctually like this man.
Is the entire ecosystem just one plant? Beginner here
Looks like a bunch of dead plants matter at the bottom, this ecosystem won’t exist forever unless he adds some insects that eat that plant matter.
Good thing he didn’t add a half cup of water in 1972.
May be we are also a part of some ones large glass ecosystem
So planta get carbon from the air. How did this one get it from?Â
Pro: break it and you’ll heal yourself, the rest of the group, the nearest town’s entire population and your grandpa at your starting village on the other end of the continent.
Con: clogs your inventory weight
Finally, a plant I cannot kill?
so if you yeet it into space will it continue to life?