:: The Sound of Botany ::

Saturday, July 06, 2002

A few nights ago, I dreamt I was in some sort of garden or greenhouse for which they handed out earplugs upon entry because the plants within produced a horrific high-pitched drone. A tour guide explained that this was an evolutionary defense mechanism designed to ward off potential predators. I could appreciate how effective the result would be, as the screeching was still quite loud even with the earplugs in. The sound, predictably, turned out to be my alarm clock but it did get me to a-thinkin: do plants even make noise? Anybody know of clamorous flora?

Posted by morland @ 06:04 PM

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