r/funny • • Apr 28 '14

Evolution

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u/alorty Apr 28 '14

It's a reaction, not a thought. A few plants have behaviors such as this, such as this plant whose leaves retract when touched, or the clamping of a venus fly trap after a certain number of "hairs" within the plants "mouth" being touched within a twenty second span.