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minus-squareLordTrychon@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoDid some checking, out of curiosity. And yeah. Interesting as hell. We recorded 65 dBSPL (dB of sound pressure level) ultrasonic sounds 4 inches (10 cm) from tomato and tobacco plants, implying that these sounds could be detected by some organisms from up to several feet (meters) away. https://www.sci.news/biology/plants-ultrasonic-clicks-07895.html
minus-squaremasterofn001@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThey can also fight you. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/this-machete-is-controlled-by-a-plant-yielding-robotic-arm
minus-squareLordTrychon@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOh good. I was worried they were defenseless.
minus-squareNardoPolo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’ve heard the screams of the vegetables!
minus-squarecraigers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoBeen waiting 17 years to pull that out, lol. Perfect.
minus-squareOmega_Man@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoPineapples dissolve your mouth. Anything with capsaicin is non verbally asking you not to eat it.
Did some checking, out of curiosity.
And yeah. Interesting as hell.
https://www.sci.news/biology/plants-ultrasonic-clicks-07895.html
They can also fight you.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/this-machete-is-controlled-by-a-plant-yielding-robotic-arm
Oh good. I was worried they were defenseless.
Your move, vegans
I’ve heard the screams of the vegetables!
Been waiting 17 years to pull that out, lol. Perfect.
CARROTS CAINT FIGHT BACK
Pineapples dissolve your mouth. Anything with capsaicin is non verbally asking you not to eat it.