Sorry but the title on this post is so clickbaity. We've known that plants release chemical signals when injured for ages. This is definitely not "whispering messages"

[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Also not news, right?

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately the grass screaming about the lawnmower is useless at stoping the humans and pointless at informing the trees.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 11 months ago

The kind of grass that gets mowed has a symbiotic relationship with humanity.

[–] cryptTurtle@piefed.social 4 points 11 months ago

This is funny and all but the article literally address that it works across generations

[–] tomiant@programming.dev 9 points 11 months ago

"Ok guys, here it comes! Just like we practiced, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, NOOOW! EVERYBODY STAY PERFECTLY STILL!"

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's happening.

[–] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Oh yeah, the movie where nothing actually happened and they gave away the twist ending halfway through the movie.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

which movie?

[–] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

The Happening

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Yes.

And I loved it too.

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago

This study feels like meat industry propping up "plant also have feeling" rhetoric so that meat lovers can use it as some sort of gotcha against vegan activists.