This seems like a misleading title. The article says these are just the noises produced by plant stems drying out.

So sad 😞 I wish there was an app which translates what my plant says.

an updated version of the co-hearer.

> "Stressed plants ‘cry’ — and some animals can probably hear them"

I think this headline or "narrative" is misleading.

I am very sure that stones would also cry out if they were watered and then left to die of thirst. Especially the more porous ones. The coarser the pores, the deeper the sound will be.

Because of such "Walt Disney" attributions superstition and a wrong world view could form.

Animals strike curious poses.
This is what it sounds like #whenplantscry

When I had my house and a greenhouse I used to play Beethoven and Bach to the plants in the gh to keep them happy. Pretty sure it worked. It kept the gardener happy anyway.

Trees groan in high winds. (-;

Sounds like an episode of Tales of the Unexpected from the early 80s. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717507/

You know what else makes the same sounds? Rivers, rain, and waves: literally anywhere that air bubbles form in water and collapse.

If you want more clickbait, however, then you may rightly claim that stressing a river by trying to divert the water, causes it to make *more* sounds. Which must be significant, right? 🙄

I love my plants.

👍

This probably explains how my dog picks which bushes to pee on. 😉

I feel like that cactus is saying, "And I won't be taking any questions at this time."

Any non-paywall link to this?