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Uploaded by on Nov 11, 2007

The 'sensitive plant', Mimosa pudica, also known as 'humble plant', or 'touch-me-not', is a source of fascination. When you gently touch the narrow fern-like leaflets they almost instantaneously fold together and the leaf stalk droops. This sometimes sets off a chain reaction, with several leaf stalks falling on top of one another, causing the collapse of a whole section of foliage, or perhaps the whole plant. When left to its own devices, the plant gradually returns to normal, this taking up to about half an hour. This touch-induced movement of leaves is thought to be a defensive mechanism against grazers.

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  • She has the touch of death!

  • nature does rule!!!

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  • IT'S LIKE THAT PLANT FROM AVATAR!

  • ur husband has been nominated for noble prize

  • tickle meh plant! 

  • Search TickleMe Plant to grow this plant indoors in the TickleMe Plant Greenhouse or to get the TickleMe Plant book

  • I live in indonesia and there are too much of those (it's a pest)

  • My grandparents have these in their backyard; it's awesome.

  • that doesnt sound like a kitchen to me...

  • lol good idea but watch out for the downward facing thorns on the stems and though you didn't see it in the vid the stems of the leaves drop down against the main stem of the plant as well as the leaves closing

  • nice:) make me some DMT:)

  • Yes search TickleMe Plant to grow you own,. It is the coolest plant ever

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