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 3 months ago

Also not news, right?

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 14 points 3 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 3 months ago

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

[–] cryptTurtle@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago

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

[–] tomiant@programming.dev 9 points 3 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 3 months ago (2 children)

It's happening.

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

which movie?

[–] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

The Happening

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Yes.

And I loved it too.

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 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.