Insects Communicate via Plant Telephony


	Insects Communicate via Plant Telephony

wildcat

4-28-2008 4:23 AM

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nature, insects, communication, telephony

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4-28-2008 7:25 AM

alanocu

the photo at the beginning is really amazing!

4-28-2008 7:46 AM

skwirlinator

Insects are ruthlessly deadly. Their images remind me of what I feel an alien creature would look like. Thank God they are small!

4-28-2008 1:52 PM

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been occupied by subterranean root-eating insects. Subterranean insects
emit chemical signals via the leaves of the plant, which warn the
aboveground insects about their presence. This messaging enables
spatially-separated insects to avoid each other, so that they do not
unintentionally compete for the same plant.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/04/insects-communi.html">Via the 'green telephone lines', subterranean insects can also
communicate with a third party, namely the natural enemy of
caterpillars. Parasitic wasps lay their eggs inside aboveground
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