Do you like to be touched? Me neither and neither do plants! Plants can truly sense the world around them and can perceive when you touch them or even reach out and try and grab on to something! This mini-episode is a science blast on just some of the ways plants plants can respond to being touched! Check this out Braam, J. (2005), In touch: plant responses to mechanical stimuli. New Phytologist, 165: 373-389. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01263.x Venus Fly Trap Join us on instagram  🌱 Field Notes Newsletter Check out these cool folks :) Music by ⁠coldbrew⁠ Podcast cover by ⁠Gabbie Moffat   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thehappybotanist/support