Flowers in the Kitchen

• An Eternal Now

  19 Dec 06, 02:01

  Originally posted by Isis:

  How about those plants that eat insects?
  
  Do they have 5 sense too?

  Plants like that have a sophisticated biological feature/function, however, they do not have 5 senses, or a nervous system, or consciousness.
  
  You may wonder why does mimosa close its leaves when touched? It is not because it has touch consciousness, but because of changes in its water potential. Biologists will know.
• DeadPoet

  19 Dec 06, 21:51

  Originally posted by An Eternal Now:

  Plants like that have a sophisticated biological feature/function, however, they do not have 5 senses, or a nervous system, or consciousness.
  
  You may wonder why does mimosa close its leaves when touched? It is not because it has touch consciousness, but because of changes in its water potential. Biologists will know.

  Oh I see.