venus flytraps able to count in order to avoid false alarms, study finds /

Published at 2016-01-22 01:14:38

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The carnivorous plant regulates its feeding behaviour depending on how many times its trigger hairs are stimulatedVenus flytraps can count, according to scientists who tested the carnivorous plants and found they employ their mathematical skill to conserve energy and avoid false alarms.
Researchers in Germany learned
that the Venus flytrap adjusts its feeding behaviour according to the number of times the sensitive trigger hairs on its special leaves that resemble spring traps are stimulated. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com