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Deciphering Plants’ Biochemical Messages
Deciphering Plants’ Biochemical Messages
Esther Ngumbi believes that chemical signals between plants, microbes, and insects hold the key to secure and sustainable food production.
Esther Ngumbi believes that chemical signals between plants, microbes, and insects hold the key to secure and sustainable food production.
insects, plants
What Makes a Venus Flytrap Snap
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2020 | 3 min read
To avoid wasting digestive energy, the plant only seals shut after sensing certain prey movements.
Infographic: How a Venus Flytrap Snaps
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2020 | 1 min read
Trigger hairs on the lobes of the trap are tuned to respond to wriggling prey.