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ruzuzu commented on the word rapid plant movement
"Rapid plant movement encompasses movement in plant structures occurring over a very short period, usually under one second. For example, the Venus Flytrap closes its trap in about 100 milliseconds. The Dogwood Bunchberry's flower opens its petals and fires pollen in less than 0.5 milliseconds. The record is currently held by the White Mulberry tree, with flower movement taking 25 μs, moving petals to velocities in excess of half the speed of sound—near the theoretical physical limits for movements in plants.
These rapid plant movements differ from the more common, but much slower "growth-movements" of plants, called tropisms."
-- Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rapid_plant_movement&oldid=510487240)
October 2, 2012
deinonychus commented on the word rapid plant movement
Like a triffid, then? (I love that there is a Wikipedia list of fictional plants...)
October 2, 2012
sionnach commented on the word rapid plant movement
Somehow, this reminds me of my list of thigmo-words.
October 2, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word rapid plant movement
I like that list of fictional plants. And I like the way your mind works, sionnach.
It reminds *me* of rapid eye movement.
October 3, 2012