BBC - Earth News - The plant that pretends to be ill

Plants prove that they are amazing every day. They constantly participate in the struggle for survival with insects and animals struggle to feed themselves. This is a back and forth, where each is trying to adapt more rapidly to out-adapt each other. Plants use mimicry, plant secondary... more

Reviewed by 1wildlifegirl Jul 27, 11:02am ( 18 reviews ) • bbc.co.uk

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Rated by 1wildlifegirl on Jul 27, 11:02am

Plants prove that they are amazing every day. They constantly participate in the struggle for survival with insects and animals struggle to feed themselves. This is a back and forth, where each is trying to adapt more rapidly to out-adapt each other. Plants use mimicry, plant secondary compounds (anti-grazing chemicals), and physical deterrents (spines and thorns). All the while, insects and animals are developing adaptations to these plant defenses so that they may still eat the plants. Amazing stuff really.
Rated by Tjclassic82SU on Jun 22, 7:52am

The plant that pretends to be ill
Rated by marisa11 on Jun 22, 2:10am

This is pretty amazing.
Rated by Orotim on Jun 21, 10:27pm

Like people who pretend to be sick to avoid their unhealthy jobs :)
Rated by enfpkimberly on Jun 21, 9:14pm

Wow! This is wild. A plant that pretends to be sick to avoid being eaten, now that is evolution in process.
Rated by gmee on Jun 21, 6:56pm

This is cool.
Rated by Lotus1150 on Jun 21, 9:42am

The plant that pretends to be ill
Rated by KaanDeLioncourt on Jun 21, 8:34am

Seriously, there are lots of these kind of plants in Turkey. Just look in SSK hospitals and you'll see.

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