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submitted 7 months ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] Evilschnuff@feddit.org 2 points 7 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 7 months ago

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

[–] Studio_caveman@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

If this is interesting to you, you may also be interested to check out the book The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Is it about people eating light?

[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Talk about fast food