The Light Eaters The New Science of Plant Intelligence
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ePUB 3
Kopierschutz
Ja
Family Sharing
Ja
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Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
07.05.2024
Verlag
HarperCollinsSeitenzahl
304 (Printausgabe)
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1092 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780008445362
'teeming with fascinating and enlightening insights' OBSERVER
'Plant lovers will find much of interest in Schlanger's inspiring tale of where her curious mind has led her' NATURE
'Captivating' THE GUARDIAN
'It's rare that you read a book that makes you want to grab people to tell them what it's about, but this is one of them' DAILY MAIL
Look at the green organism across the room or through the window: the potted plant, or the grass or a tree. Think how a life spent constantly growing yet rooted in a single spot comes with tremendous challenges. To meet them, plants have come up with some of the most creative methods for surviving of any living thing - us included. Many are so ingenious that they seem nearly impossible.
Did you know plants can communicate when they are being eaten, allowing nearby plants to bolster their defences? They move and that movement stops when they are anaesthetised. They also use electricity for internal communication. They can hear the sounds of caterpillars eating. Plants can remember the last time they have been visited by a bee and how many times they have been visited - so they have a concept of time and can count. Plants can not only communicate with each other, they can also communicate with other species of plants and animals, allowing them to manipulate animals to defend or fertilise them.
So look again at the potted plant, or the grass or the tree and wonder: are plants intelligent?
Or perhaps ask an even more fundamental question: are they conscious?
The Light Eaters will completely redefine how you think about plants. Packed with the most amazing stories of the life of plants it will open your eyes to the extraordinary green life forms we share the planet with.
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PLANTS ARE SO COOL
After the first chapter I already knew, that I knew NOTHING about plants and how cool they actually are. What do you mean some plants can make caterpillars eat each other instead of their leaves ? What do you mean that there is a plant that can mimic other plants in terms of colour, leaves, etc. AND EVEN PLASTIC PLANTS?! Can Plants see? Can they hear ?? Can they talk? All these mysteries get discovered in this book in a very understandable way for non-biologists. It's a perfect mix of Interviews with actual scientics, explanations, Travel Diary and phisolophical reflections. My new Roman Empire!
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