A carnivorous plant has learnt how to communicate with bats
Inviato: 14/07/2016, 12:24
It uses ultrasonic calls to entice bats to shit in it.
Scientists have discovered that a species of carnivorous pitcher plant in Borneo has evolved a unique way of enticing bats to roost nearby. But the end goal isn't to eat the flying mammals - instead, Nepenthes hemsleyana stays nourished by digesting their falling droppings.
So in other words, a plant has worked out how to communicate with a mammal, just to encourage it to poop in its mouth.
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Scientists have discovered that a species of carnivorous pitcher plant in Borneo has evolved a unique way of enticing bats to roost nearby. But the end goal isn't to eat the flying mammals - instead, Nepenthes hemsleyana stays nourished by digesting their falling droppings.
So in other words, a plant has worked out how to communicate with a mammal, just to encourage it to poop in its mouth.
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