The Light Eaters: How the New Science of Plant Intelligence Expands Our View of Life on Earth

Name: The Light Eaters: How the New Science of Plant Intelligence Expands Our View of Life on Earth
Author: Zoe Schlanger
ISBN: 9780008445386

by Zoe Schlanger

ISBN: 9780008445386

Published: 2025-05-08

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"teeming with fascinating and enlightening insights" Observer A narrative investigation into the new science of plant intelligence and sentience, from National Association of Science Writers Award winner and Livingston Award finalist Zoe Schlanger. 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...

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