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Okay so months can pick up ultrasonic sounds, plants emit such sounds when stressed, and the moths prefer plants that aren't emitting stress signals to increase
by tejohnso 2y ago
Okay so months can pick up ultrasonic sounds, plants emit such sounds when stressed, and the moths prefer plants that aren't emitting stress signals to increase likelihood of offspring survival. Every part of that seems pretty amazing.
- SequoiaHope 2y agoYeah that’s amazing! Plants and moths just co-evolving some fascinating and beautiful traits. That reminds me of this particularly beautiful section from one of the newer Cosmos episodes, on how insects perceive light reflected from flowers: https://youtu.be/YJL63kv2_xg https://youtu.be/YJL63kv2_xg
- addicted 2y agoAnd also makes complete sense given evolution.
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- LegitShady 2y agoDistressed plants say "feed me, Seymour" and moths hate it.
- Der_Einzige 2y agoSeems to validate antinatalism. Nature/reality hates weakness. Getting damaged in this reality often causes a self fulfilling prophecy. The alternative is to reject creating new life as an ethical action, since reality is on balance less than good.
- snthpy 2y agoI was wondering about why the plants are using energy to emit the sounds but since it in effect deters the moths it also increases their chances of survival.