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    Can plants be anaesthetised?

    Jun 02, 2022 0 minutes
    STUART BLACKMAN ANSWERS

    lants don’t have a nervous system, yet can respond to anaesthetic plant with ether, for example, and it will be unable to retract its leaves in response to touch. Similarly, a Venus flytrap under the influence cannot close its traps to catch insects.

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