By 
Richard Karban
 | 
TED-Ed Original

Can plants talk to each other?

Can plants talk to each other? It certainly doesn't seem that way: They don't have complex sensory or nervous systems like animals do and they look pretty passive. But odd as it sounds plants can communicate with each other — especially when they're under attack. Richard Karban explains how.

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