I want to know if it is true that tress can communicate with other eitether on a super low frequency or via methods not percievable by human senses.
2006-07-03 16:55:22 · 18 answers · asked by jasonr_2k 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Not the way that humans do, but they do communicate, like all living things. They do not need to communicate the way we do. The only reason we speak is for survival, such as attracting a mate, working together for a hunt or passing on of information. A plant needs none of these things. It has different ways of dealing with the difficulties that are presented to it. They do not need to "find" each other, they do not move, but some can release a chemical to signal an insect attack to others in the area... they did not develop a nervous system for sensing the environment and finding food, so hence, no intelligence or "brain". Can you imagine if they did have a nervous system? The screams from the forrest would be unbearalbe as insects tore through the leaves... so, they just develop secondary compounds to ward off the attackers, poisons, so to speak, such as caffiene, nicotine etc...
2006-07-03 19:25:20 · answer #1 · answered by bonsaibiologist 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Actually the answer is yes. Not just trees, but plants in general have a language all their own. There are species of shrubs that emit a chemical signal when they're under attack by certain things, and if memory serves me these chemical signals alert other plants of the same species to react with their own defense mechanisms. I believe in one instance when a certain type of plant is under attack by aphids, they let out a chemical that attracts a certain kind of ant that comes to defend the plant.
2006-07-04 00:03:36 · answer #2 · answered by Michael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. All living things communicate. Humans communicate with each other by language. Animals by colors, odors, sounds, and instincts. Plants do by emitting chemicals to other parts of a plant to be aware of its surrounding. Thats why vines know where to climb, flytraps know when to close, and why mimosas close they leaves when touched.
2006-07-05 01:28:02 · answer #3 · answered by Bren 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything is possible. trees (and other leafy plants) have been discovered to have a circulatory system as well as breathing devices (stomata), so its possible that they also have a communication system. but its unlikely, since up til now, research has shown that plants are not intelligent enough to communicate with others in the same way that we do.
2006-07-04 00:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by bananaster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in a 'way' after all they do make noise. Vibrations, knocking on them, produces sounds. So do Dolphins make noises which we are researching in regards to their communicating with them. Could be! Kim E
2006-07-04 00:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by kimelizabeth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it has a special talk and pray for god you can learn more about more things which they can talk like the stars ,mountain and the insects you can learn it from THE QURAN the Moslem's holly book
2006-07-04 00:22:10 · answer #6 · answered by hamamaxyz99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talk behind some trees
2006-07-03 23:59:42 · answer #7 · answered by whatever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some evidences for inter palnt communication.
2006-07-04 04:45:05 · answer #8 · answered by ~tn~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but they do whistle in the wind, and do have a bark, so just leaf them alone, and do not root them out. They will just phloem along if you give them a xylem phone..
2006-07-04 00:10:06 · answer #9 · answered by wizard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talk to the trees, but they don't listen to me
I talk to the stars, but they never hear me
The breeze hasn't time, to stop and hear what I say
I talk to them all, in vain.
2006-07-04 00:02:06 · answer #10 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋