Plants are More Like Animals Than You Think

xoxoxoBruce · 12-24-2015, 08:32 PM

Top Tens has a list of things plant possess, which are similar to animals.
Now in each case they've cherry picked one, or at most a small handful,
of plants having features that can be remotely compared to animal features.
But never let the truth stand in the way of clicks.

10. They Can “See”
9. They Can Smell
8. They Can Hear
7. They Have Feelings
6. They Can “Talk”
5. They Have Memories
4. They Have a Sense of Family
3. They Care About Their Communities
2. They Can Defend Themselves in the Wild
1. They Have a “Brain” and Human-Like Genes

♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan,
What'cha gonna do? ♪
What'cha gonna do when they scream at you?

♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan,
What'cha gonna eat? ♪
What'cha gonna eat when they start to weep?

♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan,
Whereya gonna run? ♪
Whereya gonna run when veggies get a gun?

♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan,
The veggies been fakin' ♪
You'll need to be takin', some energy from Bacon!

Beestie · 12-24-2015, 08:57 PM

There's a tree/bush in Africa that adjusts its toxicity according to the number of them left - the fewer there are the more toxic the remaining ones become.

This is a defense mechanism against the animals that eat them.

Apparently, they communicate with each other by means of a gas they emit. That's how they tell that their numbers are dwindling. Then they jack up their toxicity and the animals that eat them die and the remaining trees/bushes survive.

In a way, this insures the survival of both.

Absolutely fascinating.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-24-2015, 09:09 PM

Apparently Black Walnut trees can put shit in the soil inside their drip line, that will discourage other tree seeds from germinating there. They also discourage birds from nesting on them, although I don't see the benefit unless it cuts down on birds shitting seeds near the tree.

Plants can be vicious too. If to don't believe it I've got acres of nettles, briars, and Atomic Grade Poison Ivy, to prove it.

classicman · 12-26-2015, 11:07 AM

Beestie - It also monitors their own numbers so that they themselves do not grow too large in numbers.

John Sellers · 12-26-2015, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan,
What'cha gonna do? ♪
What'cha gonna do when they scream at you?

♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan,
What'cha gonna eat? ♪
What'cha gonna eat when they start to weep?

♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan,
Whereya gonna run? ♪
Whereya gonna run when veggies get a gun?

♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan,
The veggies been fakin' ♪
You'll need to be takin', some energy from Bacon!

I like it.

12-24-2015, 08:32 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Plants are More Like Animals Than You Think Top Tens has a list of things plant possess, which are similar to animals. Now in each case they've cherry picked one, or at most a small handful, of plants having features that can be remotely compared to animal features. But never let the truth stand in the way of clicks. 10. They Can “See” 9. They Can Smell 8. They Can Hear 7. They Have Feelings 6. They Can “Talk” 5. They Have Memories 4. They Have a Sense of Family 3. They Care About Their Communities 2. They Can Defend Themselves in the Wild 1. They Have a “Brain” and Human-Like Genes ♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan, What'cha gonna do? ♪ What'cha gonna do when they scream at you? ♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan, What'cha gonna eat? ♪ What'cha gonna eat when they start to weep? ♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan, Whereya gonna run? ♪ Whereya gonna run when veggies get a gun? ♫ Hey Vegan, Vegan, The veggies been fakin' ♪ You'll need to be takin', some energy from Bacon! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-24-2015, 08:57 PM	#2
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	There's a tree/bush in Africa that adjusts its toxicity according to the number of them left - the fewer there are the more toxic the remaining ones become. This is a defense mechanism against the animals that eat them. Apparently, they communicate with each other by means of a gas they emit. That's how they tell that their numbers are dwindling. Then they jack up their toxicity and the animals that eat them die and the remaining trees/bushes survive. In a way, this insures the survival of both. Absolutely fascinating. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

12-24-2015, 09:09 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Apparently Black Walnut trees can put shit in the soil inside their drip line, that will discourage other tree seeds from germinating there. They also discourage birds from nesting on them, although I don't see the benefit unless it cuts down on birds shitting seeds near the tree. Plants can be vicious too. If to don't believe it I've got acres of nettles, briars, and Atomic Grade Poison Ivy, to prove it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-26-2015, 11:07 AM	#4
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Beestie - It also monitors their own numbers so that they themselves do not grow too large in numbers. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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