Cortell@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoIs jellyfish vegan?message-squaremessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIs jellyfish vegan?Cortell@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square77fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareremotelove@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWe may be able to tell if they are stressed, which could be related to pain, depending on your viewpoint. Here is a recent study of audible reactions plant can have to stress: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)00262-3 Do plants react to stress and harmful situations like infestation? Absolutely. Do they actually feel pain as we understand it? Probably not since they lack a nervous system. This boils down to the question: What is pain?
We may be able to tell if they are stressed, which could be related to pain, depending on your viewpoint.
Here is a recent study of audible reactions plant can have to stress: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)00262-3
Do plants react to stress and harmful situations like infestation? Absolutely. Do they actually feel pain as we understand it? Probably not since they lack a nervous system.
This boils down to the question: What is pain?
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