What a Plant Knows：A Field Guide to the Senses

HowDoesAVenusFlytrapKnowWhenToSnapShut?CanItFeelAnInsect'SSpindlyLegs?HowDoFlowersKnowWhenIt'SSpring?CanTheyActuallyRememberTheWeather?AndDoTheyCareIfYouPlayThemLedZeppelinOrBach?FromDarwin'SEarlyFascinationWithStemsAndVinesTo"LittleShopOfHorrors",WeHaveAlwaysMarvelledAtPlantDiversityAndForm.Now,In"WhatAPlantKnows",TheRenownedBiologistDanielChamovitzPresentsAnIntriguingAndRefreshingLookAtHowPlantsExperienceTheWorld.HighlightingTheLatestResearchInPlantScience,HeTakesUsIntoTheLivesOfDifferentTypesOfPlants,AndDrawsParallelsWithTheHumanSensesToRevealThatWeHaveMuchMoreInCommonWithSunflowersAndOakTreesThanWeMayRealize.HeExplainsHowAWillowKnowsWhenItsNeighboursHaveBeenTakenOverByAGroupOfHungryBeetles,AndWhyAnAvocadoWillRipenInAPaperBagWithABanana(It'SThePheromones).HeShowsHowPlantsKnowUpFromDown,AndSettlesTheDebate,OnceAndForAll,OverWhetherOrNotPlantsAppreciateThatMusicYou'VeBeenPlaying.CoveringTouch,Sound,Smell,Sight,AndEvenMemory,ChamovitzConsidersWhetherIt'STooMuchToAskIfPlantsAreAware.