trees scream when you chop them...we can now listen to them
Jared Sperli stashed this in science
Stashed in: Science!, Awesome, Plants!, Well played, sir., Fauna
To save this post, select a stash from drop-down menu or type in a new one:
When there's not enough water, air bubbles are taken up by the tree and this causes various things to collapse and make noises.
It's not the tree consciously calling for more water.
http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1cptvn/trees_call_for_helpand_now_scientists_can/
aka "Osteoporosis is not our bones and genetic material screaming for more calcium + minerals"... or is it?
At first I thought, now I know why we chop down trees: To stop their infernal screaming.
1979: The Secret Life of Plants (Documentary)
Soundtrack by Stevie Wonder:
(src)
Title Track >> quite a song
Cool, I wanted you to see this post. But listen to the title song above though! Just let it play.
12:24 AM Apr 20 2013