Plants 'Recognize' Their Siblings

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that according to a recent study, Biologists have found that plants are able to recognize their own relatives. "Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they're accommodating when potted with their siblings. [...] Though they lack cognition and memory, the study shows plants are capable of complex social behaviours such as altruism towards relatives, says Dudley. Like humans, the most interesting behaviours occur beneath the surface."

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Vegetarian

[PenGun]

Seeing that this thread is about vegetarians I will reveal a little bit about myself, a lacto - ovarian vegetarian, milk and eggs since I was 18.

  I'm 60. Run 4 miles every few days. Lift weights nearly every day and hit on women with ,some success, old enough to be my daughter. My daughter is amused by this.

  Have fun with your bits of dead animal.