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Plants Really Do 'Scream'. We've Simply Never Heard Them Until Now (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] Evilschnuff 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For me the question is if plants can actually hear these distress sounds, otherwise it’s not really for communication.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 3 points 5 months ago

They probably do. But even if not, it can be used for communication with insects and other animals.