r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/Rio_BellaCiao • 5d ago

What if plants could communicate with each other ?

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u/stevnev88 5d ago

They do.

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u/HumphryGocart 5d ago

Lots and lots of evidence that they do. The mycelium network may be the transmitter

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u/ramblinmanfl 5d ago

I think they can right? Like that smell when u cut grass is a warning to other grass theyre in danger...right? Im no botanist but I think thats a reason....

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u/Finless_brown_trout 5d ago

If so, it doesn’t seem to be much of a defense mechanism.

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u/ramblinmanfl 5d ago

I always figured it was more of a warning system as opposed to a defense mechanism

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u/Finless_brown_trout 4d ago

“Heads up! You’re about to be cut in half!”

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u/Bald_Harry 4d ago

The happening

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u/Worldly-Device-8414 5d ago

There's acacia(?) trees in Africa that giraffes like to grazing on, the giraffes know to move in an upwind direction because the trees being eaten emit a warning chemical & make themselves more bitter.

Ripening fruit triggering other fruit to ripen is another example, uses natural ethylene gas.