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Plantwatch: the mysterious twitching telegraph plant that baffled Darwin

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82% Informative

Charles Darwin in 1881 called it a vegetable wonder’ but was baffled by the plant’s movements.

At around 35C, the leaflets can make one rotation every 90 seconds or so.

Attempts have been made to explain why the leaflets move but it remains a mystery.

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82

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80

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informal

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English

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