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
https://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/movements/nastic/nastic.html
@wonderofscience thigmotropic is such a good word!
@wonderofscience I love this, I watch them grow all summer, but this is an amazing perspective of real time action.
@wonderofscience Amazing to see it like that
@wonderofscience That is a very interesting video. Cool..
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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.
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?
@wonderofscience the slow motion is intriguing to watch