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minus-squareLordTrychon@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·2 months 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-up15·2 months agoThey can also fight you. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/this-machete-is-controlled-by-a-plant-yielding-robotic-arm
minus-squareLordTrychon@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoOh good. I was worried they were defenseless.
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.