Plants 'scream' while they're being harvested, new study finds:
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Plants Emit High-Pitched Sounds Under StressA 2023 study reveals plants produce ultrasonic clicking noises during stem cutting or dehydration events.
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- Plants release ultrasonic clicking sounds when experiencing acute distress such as stem cutting or dehydration.
- These noises are inaudible to humans without scientific instruments but may be detected by certain animals.
- The mechanism behind sound production in plants remains unclear, yet the sounds appear to convey distress information.
- Ongoing research is exploring the reactions of other organisms to these signals and their interpretation in natural settings.
Even in a quiet field, there are actually sounds that we don't hear, and those sounds carry information. There are animals that can hear these sounds, so there is the possibility that a lot of acoustic interaction is occurring.— Lilach Hadany, evolutionary biologist at Tel Aviv University. Commenting on the existence of undetectable sounds in quiet field environments and the potential for acoustic interactions between plants and other organisms.
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