Ultrasonic Plant Sounds

[ysabetwordsmith]

Apparently plants make ultrasonic clicks.

I have not noticed this.  Bats I notice.  Electronics, definitely.  But plants are outside where that sort of sound likely blends into the background.  I shall have to listen and see if I can detect it.

Anyhow, for my friends with super-hearing: if your plants are clicking, water them.

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Re: Thoughts

[see_also_friend]

Well, humans can be conditioned to respond* to help-me noises other than the preprogrammed human distress signals. It stands to reason that someone good with plants may be conditioned respond to plant distress signals.

Empathetic responses can be learned or trained. With me, I am more responsive to barking dogs after I have been taking care of dogs. I've also observed myself responding differently to voices when asleep (in my case, requests for assistance, but I've also seen it done with calling names or phone ringtones).