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Originally Posted by mineistaken
Grass "communicates" and "feels"?  |
Yep.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0922145805.htm
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Mown grass smell sends SOS for help in resisting insect attacks
Date: September 22, 2014
Source: Texas A&M AgriLife
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The smell of cut grass in recent years has been identified as the plantā??s way of signalling distress, but new research says the aroma also summons beneficial insects to the rescue. Such findings may help plant breeders know how to develop new varieties that are more resistant to insects and drought.
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If the plant is signaling distress then it is obviously feeling something. If in response to that distress it takes action that attracts beneficial insects then it is communicating.
First time I read something on this subject was back in about 1985 or so.
Good summary of where this all is in the science world right now is at:
How Plants Secretly Talk to Each Other | WIRED
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