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Lesley F


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Plants may fear reaper:   Herald sun newspaper   Friday 4th

 

Most people don't give a second thought when tucking into a plate of salad.

 

But perhaps we should be a bit more considerate when chomping on a lettuce, as scientists have found that plants actually respond to the sounds of themselves being eaten.

 

The researchers of the University of Missouri have found that plants can identify sounds nearby, such as the sound of eating, and then react to the threats in their environment.

 

Previous research has investigated how plants respond to acoustic energy, including music, and researcher Heidi Appel.

 

We found that feeling vibrations signal changes to the plant cells metabolism creating more defensive chemicals that can repel attacks from caterpillars.

 

I'll never look at a salad in the same way!!!



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Leave those cute plant kittens alone. Plants have feelings too!

Plants nearly killed Angelina Jolie and plants made Julia Stiles and Hilary Swank crook. That is just to name a few celebs.

Thanks to tasty animals Angelina Jolie is now healthy (her babies too) and so are the other girls who re-discovered wonderful meat.

Looking forward to a giant pork chop for dinner.

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Keep in mind it took vegies to created that pork chop.

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Cripes Lesley,

I thought you were describing my gardening skills !! wink

Don't let me near plants with gardening shears!  biggrin biggrin biggrin



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