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Wonder of Science

A timelapse showing the incredible movement of a growing vine, exhibiting both nastic movement to find, and then a thigmotropic response to grasp and hold.

Credit: Roger P. Hangarter

plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu

@wonderofscience I love this, I watch them grow all summer, but this is an amazing perspective of real time action.

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I always wondered how my purple hyacinth bean vines know where to go to climb up the lattice I plant them next to. Fascinating! Not how I imagined, I thought it had something to do with detecting shade and going that direction. Or, growing away from the most sun. Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

@wonderofscience Fantastic time lapse shows a glimpse of something we wouldn’t normally see. #Gardening #Nature #Plants

@wonderofscience Flanders and Swan song Bindweed, very relevant yo th video and possibly pro and anti independence supporters

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A perfectly poetic, sensual, living dance. Mesmerizing.

@wonderofscience Amazing! We all need a touchstone to anchor ourselves.❤️

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Wow! That is so cool!
It spins around, adjusting its trajectory, until it finds domething to latch onto.
How on earth does ot do that?