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October 7, 2022 02:38 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2022/10/07/hypnotic-time-lapse-video-of-houseplants-moving-on-their-own-over-a-24-hour-period.html
Hypnotic time-lapse video of houseplants moving on their own over a 24-hour period
Watch these plants "sleep" and "wake up" over a 24-hour period. The phenomenon is called nyctinasty which describes the movement of plants in response to changes in light and temperature over the circadian cycle. From Biology Online:
— Read the restNyctinasty is different from a tropic movement (tropism).
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2022/10/07/hypnotic-time-lapse-video-of-houseplants-moving-on-their-own-over-a-24-hour-period.html
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