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Three reasons fungi are not plants
It’s more complex than simple sensor, it’s effectively counting numbers of impacts before it responds.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2074582-venus-flytrap-c...
the_af
on Jan 18, 2021
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Yes, the counting part is mentioned in the brief summary at Wikipedia, and I find it fascinating. I wonder if it's some kind of cummulative chemical effect that wears off in a short time, but if it passes a threshold it triggers something.
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