Plants ‘talk’ through fungus network
Plants can communicate the onset of an attack from aphids by making use of an underground network of fungi, researchers have found. Instances of plant communication through the air have been documented, in which chemicals emitted by a damaged plant can be picked up by a neighbour. But below ground, most land plants are connected by fungi called mycorrhizae.
“Tito je zaljubljen u šumu. On se u njoj osjeća kao u svojoj kući. U nekim bosanskim, slavonskim i vojvođanskim šumama pozna gotovo svako drvo. I ražalosti se kad čuje da je sjekira negdje porušila za sat ono što je raslo stotine godina. Tada je ljut i tužan. ‘Drvo je arhitektura prirode i ja ga svake godine zasađujem.’ kaže Tito.”
“Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.”
