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A Plant That Can Smell
BlueCup writes "The question of how a dodder finds a host plant has puzzled researchers. Many thought it simply grew in a random direction, with discovery of a plant to attack being a chance encounter. But the researchers led by Consuelo M. De Moraes found that if they placed tomato plants near a germinating dodder, the parasite headed for the tomato 80 percent of the time. And when they put scent chemicals from a tomato on rubber, 73 percent of the dodder seedlings headed that way. Turns out, it sniffs out it's prey."
But the researchers led by Consuelo M. De Moraes found that if they placed tomato plants near a germinating dodder, the parasite headed for the tomato 80 percent of the time. And when they put scent chemicals from a tomato on rubber, 73 percent of the dodder seedlings headed that way. Turns out, it sniffs out it's prey.
See, now I would have thought that it would have been the tomatoes that made the first strike...
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
its more likely the plants are using the force... i'm not kidding man!!! Have you seen the size of the midichlorians on tomatoes??? I'd want to get close to them too!
YOUFAILIT!
My dodder has no nose.
How does it smell?
Terrible!
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
Well Mark, you of all people should know that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
The Flying Speghetti Monster is seeking out holy tomato sauce! I believe I belieeeeeve!
Table-ized A.I.
Um, wouldn't this be "while my guitar gently creeps"?
Table-ized A.I.
And when they put scent chemicals from a tomato on rubber, 73 percent of the dodder seedlings headed that way.
Maybe the dodder seedlings just needed a rubber before approaching the tomato plants?
The way I heard it was: Two plants of the same species were placed in a room with the sensors...
Well, I heard it like this: A plant, a Nun, and a Rabbi walked into a bar....
Table-ized A.I.
Well, of course it's slowly, it takes a very long time to say anything in Old Entish.
That which we call a dodder by any other word would smell tomatoes.
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Right "its", wrong "prey."
Eating is so passe. Cut out the middle man, learn to photosynthesize!
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
I can just see that getting out of control. You'll find yourself struggling to stay awake one night. Every time you blink and open your eyes again, it seems like your potted fern is a little closer to you. You'll be fine. Just go back to sleep...
Person 1: My Amorphophallus titanum has no nose!
Person 2: How does it smell?
Person 3: Fucking awful.
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