Plant Fakes Sickness To Survive & Avoid Real Predators

by Tom Alexander on August 15, 2009 · 2 comments

SickPlantPlants found in the rain forests of Ecuador appear to have already been attacked by predators to avoid being eaten by real pests.

Photo credit: Webecoist.com

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jeff lowenfels August 15, 2009 at 10:10 AM

Very cool. Thanks for finding this stuff for us Tom….and for those reading, click some of the ads so Tom can keep doing this great research for us!

Tom Alexander August 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM

Thanks Jeff for reminding people to support this site… actually if people would buy books and back issues of the old print magazine from the Growing Edge store, it would be more profitable for me. Just click on the store button above.

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