The amazing ways plants defend themselves - Valentin Hammoudi

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  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2017
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    Plants are constantly under attack. They face threats ranging from microscopic fungi to small herbivores like caterpillars, up to large herbivores like elephants. But plants are ready, with a whole series of internal and external defenses that make them a less appealing meal - or even a deadly one. Valentin Hammoudi explains some of the fascinating ways that plants defend themselves.
    Lesson by Valentin Hammoudi, directed by Juan M. Urbina Studios.

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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  4 года назад +615

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    • @JoJo_AA_
      @JoJo_AA_ 4 года назад +7

      Ok!

    • @Jensenrobinb
      @Jensenrobinb 4 года назад +10

      Well I don’t have money right now because I’m using it on taking care of my turtle!

    • @junsantiago5542
      @junsantiago5542 4 года назад +4

      Only 11 likes in 3 weeks

    • @rigdd1361
      @rigdd1361 4 года назад +4

      I am 11

    • @binfingames7266
      @binfingames7266 4 года назад +4

      ayyyyyyy already put $100

  • @robepicboy
    @robepicboy 6 лет назад +3230

    Plants start with +10 defense and +15 alchemy, but no speed.

    • @nvel5612
      @nvel5612 6 лет назад +18

      nice

    • @mrspelly6193
      @mrspelly6193 6 лет назад +46

      Robert Perez Ohh, thats why they always get chosen for guilds.

    • @miggyOhara
      @miggyOhara 6 лет назад +28

      Robert Perez they only got 0.10 speed because they are just slow

    • @ailahmashod
      @ailahmashod 6 лет назад +5

      Mr Spelly grand kingdom

    • @expertoflizardcorrugation3967
      @expertoflizardcorrugation3967 6 лет назад +15

      Robert Perez... Nice those are pretty nice skills... A tanky cleric plant... Im making that a joke in my next campaign

  • @lemongrandad9964
    @lemongrandad9964 5 лет назад +1733

    Peppers has capsaicin to defend against predators.
    Humans:mmm delicious

    • @glowstonemine
      @glowstonemine 4 года назад +52

      ghost pepper: hold my beer

    • @canaryskywalker1604
      @canaryskywalker1604 4 года назад +77

      @@glowstonemine Should be
      Ghost pepper : hold my capsacin

    • @lizlee8715
      @lizlee8715 3 года назад +29

      Carolina reaper: *"You doubt my CAPSAICIN"*

    • @kaypeezee
      @kaypeezee 3 года назад +19

      @@lizlee8715 heat freaks: _what?_

    • @SirPraiseSun
      @SirPraiseSun 3 года назад +2

      yea doesnt mean its good for u

  • @tarunyadav6808
    @tarunyadav6808 5 лет назад +1417

    Plant : Oh I will make this chemical to help me survive better!
    Humans : OHHHH SPICES!!!

    • @youtubeguy415
      @youtubeguy415 4 года назад +109

      *when you become spicy to make humans not like you but it backfires*

    • @nekowolf2336
      @nekowolf2336 4 года назад +21

      @@youtubeguy415 we could help out the plant in a way. Simply pooping outside XD the circle of life! We eat the plant for its spices, we poop outside, the soil takes it as fertiliser for the spice plants, more spice plants grow and the cycle repeats.

    • @NuniaBiznaz
      @NuniaBiznaz 4 года назад +33

      @@nekowolf2336 We are already helping the plant out by properly caring for it, cultivating it, and making use its seeds actually go in the ground and become proper plants themselves, which we give the same treament to.

    • @NotSoCrazyNinja
      @NotSoCrazyNinja 4 года назад +32

      It's an unintentional way for plants to avoid extinction. Once humans find a good use for a plant and begin cultivating it, that plant is very unlikely to ever go extinct. Look at tomatoes. It would take an act of God or the extinction of humans to make the tomato plant run the risk of going extinct.

    • @ishanpednekar6576
      @ishanpednekar6576 3 года назад +14

      @@NotSoCrazyNinja Bananas would like to have a word with you

  • @kanedafx
    @kanedafx 3 года назад +477

    Caterpillars: "Mmmmm, cotton."
    Cotton: "Yo wasps, can we get an assist here?"

  • @fqidz
    @fqidz 6 лет назад +5644

    I guess plants vs. zombies was actually acurate

  • @zeuxlaught2797
    @zeuxlaught2797 6 лет назад +1235

    Here's what i learned something new,
    Plants can communicate.
    Plants are electric and grass type
    Ability :static

  • @erinheils2184
    @erinheils2184 5 лет назад +2371

    Plants: *Creates defenses to protect itself. *
    Humas: *Eats them anyways*
    Plants: Am I a joke to you?

  • @redcharget5894
    @redcharget5894 4 года назад +580

    Koala: only eats eucalyptus leaves
    TED Ed: shows koala trying to eat a random sapling

    • @kinyeelisaoneoh16
      @kinyeelisaoneoh16 4 года назад +10

      I was looking for this😂

    • @gabrielraboy5359
      @gabrielraboy5359 4 года назад +8

      Well, exactly explained why Koala doesn't eat anything else aside from eucalyptus

    • @JB-nj7nq
      @JB-nj7nq 4 года назад +7

      @@gabrielraboy5359 cuz thats all they can eat or something in Australia

    • @funkyrgbmess1463
      @funkyrgbmess1463 4 года назад +16

      What if it's a eucalyptus sapling

    • @bodgertime
      @bodgertime 3 года назад +1

      stock animation, no correlation to the talk, yet childish and affordable

  • @kellylorena4823
    @kellylorena4823 6 лет назад +2185

    plants protec but they also attac

    • @sangly3400
      @sangly3400 6 лет назад +7

      Kelly Lorena no god stop

    • @bripi244
      @bripi244 6 лет назад +136

      Kelly Lorena they also attrac

    • @Abu_Shawarib
      @Abu_Shawarib 6 лет назад +9

      This meme is spreading fast

    • @mr.rection6916
      @mr.rection6916 6 лет назад +55

      But most of all the respec wamen

    • @MrNazir10
      @MrNazir10 6 лет назад +45

      Kelly Lorena but most importantly they a snacc

  • @ethandat1026
    @ethandat1026 6 лет назад +1982

    When a plant is sad,
    What do other plants do?
    They photoSYMPATHIZE

    • @siddoo6778
      @siddoo6778 6 лет назад +26

      Ethan Dat dude,do you make puns before watching the video to get likes.I mean,they are nice puns but watch the vid first.

    • @RizwanAhmad-ru8sk
      @RizwanAhmad-ru8sk 6 лет назад +2

      r u ethan hunt

    • @spudfellow5514
      @spudfellow5514 6 лет назад +1

      i get it

    • @omarmoustafa8634
      @omarmoustafa8634 6 лет назад +1

      Ethan Dat
      Anyone else got his min blown ?!!

    • @durpddurke4633
      @durpddurke4633 6 лет назад +15

      Science class will never be the same again.....

  • @azad2000001
    @azad2000001 5 лет назад +1331

    weed: *makes amazing neurological defense*
    humans: *harvest weed for its neurological defense*
    weed: do I look like a joke to you?

    • @dtm934
      @dtm934 4 года назад +28

      its "am I a joke to you"

    • @DedEternal
      @DedEternal 4 года назад +3

      @@dtm934 Anoop Fogg yenCHers e hat

    • @detachsoup6061
      @detachsoup6061 4 года назад +3

      dtm yess weed is a pretty good joke

    • @randallmokjialung3592
      @randallmokjialung3592 3 года назад +13

      @@dtm934 give him a break,the lad doesnt have a master's in memeology

    • @jawoski
      @jawoski 3 года назад +2

      *Mission Failed

  • @ayushkanth7565
    @ayushkanth7565 4 года назад +390

    Humans: we discovered long distance communication systems.
    Plants: Hold my air borne chemical messengers.

  • @rustyshackleford4076
    @rustyshackleford4076 6 лет назад +452

    The concept of plants alerting their neighbors or forming alliances is sooo cute 😊

    • @lilaclizard4504
      @lilaclizard4504 6 лет назад +54

      You should look up "mother trees" in forests then. They've actually shown the big mother trees absorb the nutrients from the sun & then intentionally feed it to their babies that are too short to reach the sun themselves :) Just like in Avatar, but real! Plants are really cool when you really look at what they can do

    • @FioreCiliegia
      @FioreCiliegia 2 года назад +2

      I know pines do that too which is why pine forests smell so good :)

    • @Tower_Swagman
      @Tower_Swagman 2 года назад +12

      @@lilaclizard4504 Plants are the coolest things in the planet, they give us oxygen, they are also quite exotic in some cases, and they are also pretty good as a food source

    • @FraudkunaStrongCleave
      @FraudkunaStrongCleave 10 месяцев назад

      sounds pretty messed up when it's on humans

    • @mixedmartialnutrition1746
      @mixedmartialnutrition1746 5 месяцев назад

      its cute until you end up thinking that plant toxins are healthy and rid your natural diet of carnivory.

  • @eskfro
    @eskfro 6 лет назад +1592

    Lol i cant even defend myself

    • @Au16227
      @Au16227 6 лет назад +151

      When you realize that a plant can put up a better fight than you can.

    • @aidann6045
      @aidann6045 6 лет назад +66

      Well you do... It is called your immune system.

    • @HarryFordManson
      @HarryFordManson 6 лет назад +27

      Yeah.. your words just disrespect the amount of works "immune system" have done to you. :(

    • @bunbunnbunnybun
      @bunbunnbunnybun 6 лет назад +2

      Use your fists

    • @DylanBegazo
      @DylanBegazo 6 лет назад +1

      Easy fix. Learn Krav Maga at official school near you. Then purchase Bruce Lee’s Official notes published by His wife Linda Lee and friends from back in the day and study that. You’ll become a self defense machine in no time

  • @marryvickmanzano6067
    @marryvickmanzano6067 5 лет назад +212

    They Protecc
    They Attacc
    But most importantly,
    They learned how to fight Bacc

    • @nickyguy1451
      @nickyguy1451 3 года назад +17

      But we like them as a snacc

    • @harrycornboi7653
      @harrycornboi7653 3 года назад +10

      But movement they lacc

    • @dragoon8675
      @dragoon8675 3 года назад

      @@nickyguy1451 I at vegan

    • @SingularPhasmid
      @SingularPhasmid 3 года назад +1

      Bruh fighting back is protecting and attacking at the same time.

    • @GUGIGACHA123
      @GUGIGACHA123 3 года назад +1

      @@dragoon8675 you and the donnie above me ruined the chain

  • @drag0nerd
    @drag0nerd 4 года назад +237

    3:55 Even plants self-quarantine, guys. STAY INSIDE

    • @ar2279
      @ar2279 4 года назад +3

      lmao🤣

    • @videoawesomeness5234
      @videoawesomeness5234 3 года назад

      @Kavya Murthy Yes me too

    • @yousefhadi2332
      @yousefhadi2332 3 года назад +6

      Plants quarantine better than the world (and America). The infection looked small, but no, the plant had to make sure it was all good and took the extra step of self destructing that huge entire section around the infection to quarantine it. Mean while trump decides to quarantine only when it starts to become serious.

    • @videoawesomeness5234
      @videoawesomeness5234 3 года назад +2

      @@yousefhadi2332 yes sooooooo true

    • @dragoon8675
      @dragoon8675 3 года назад +2

      @@yousefhadi2332 so your saying we should self destruct too?

  • @ananya.a.
    @ananya.a. 6 лет назад +1719

    What I expected
    *Houseplant jumps out from nowhere with nunchacks* fite me

    • @emmah1408
      @emmah1408 6 лет назад +11

      On The Wall Well i do not think it have a nunchack.

    • @Kihidokid
      @Kihidokid 6 лет назад +15

      On The Wall random does not equal funny

    • @aasthasapkota9773
      @aasthasapkota9773 6 лет назад

      On The Wall a

    • @emilyl3358
      @emilyl3358 6 лет назад +7

      On The Wall PLANTS VERSUS ZOMBIESSS!!!!!!

    • @ananya.a.
      @ananya.a. 6 лет назад +3

      Sandeep Bjm wth no, I live in Mumbai.

  • @TheScienceBiome
    @TheScienceBiome 6 лет назад +480

    0:32 that seamless transition though.

  • @scoa15pratikjoshi58
    @scoa15pratikjoshi58 3 года назад +87

    Didn't knew that plants can inter communicate. Now I wonder what sweet things my plants might be saying about me when I water them every morning :)
    My plants (seeing me) - " And here comes the weirdo"

    • @deftheocelot9125
      @deftheocelot9125 2 года назад +13

      Trees in forests actually have complex fungi web systems underground that connect whole forests, and allow trees to share food with and communicate with even unrelated species of trees.

    • @Jahmzu
      @Jahmzu 2 года назад +4

      @@deftheocelot9125 that’s actually insanely awesome

    • @akiraaidenpadilla3598
      @akiraaidenpadilla3598 Год назад +1

      My plants when they see me go outside "The crazy ones gone quick get the uno"

  • @read8694
    @read8694 5 лет назад +422

    Insects: *Touches plant*
    Plant: Calls for allies -> Sends 10+ chemicals out -> Tells near by growing plants to do the same
    Human: Takes something sharp *Chop Chop*. Ah yes, a nice salad to start the day with :)

  • @LaylaCassidy
    @LaylaCassidy 6 лет назад +727

    Koalas, elephants, turtles:
    We:awwww sooo cute!
    plants: CTHULHU!!!!!

  • @aura_above
    @aura_above 6 лет назад +3356

    I wanna be a plant when I grow up

    • @duckwithachainsaw2459
      @duckwithachainsaw2459 6 лет назад +57

      Zenny LZ You do that. LUV YO SELF

    • @Baldoxxx4000
      @Baldoxxx4000 6 лет назад +24

      search in youtube: feed me dexter

    • @hemapler5295
      @hemapler5295 6 лет назад +30

      Zenny LZ If I was a plant I would be a large Venus flytrap

    • @spritemultipack
      @spritemultipack 6 лет назад +75

      I was a plant once, I was tripping on shrooms at the time. It was a beautiful sunny day and I was lying down in the grass of my friends garden. It felt like I was in a David Attenborough documentary on the garden of eden, birds flying all around and I even saw a pheasant. Lying down in the grass with no shirt I felt the sun beating down on my back,I was photosynthesizing and growing roots. I wasn't moving but I could feel myself growing along with the plants that surrounded me. There was one particular white clover flower that I was focusing with my 'third eye',I felt like we were sharing information but I just couldn't comprehend it.
      When the trip was over I was kinda depressed, my incarnation as a plant was the happiest I had ever been.

    • @yojiviriak675
      @yojiviriak675 6 лет назад +13

      Jack Duck what!

  • @endy7630
    @endy7630 4 года назад +58

    Plants: The amazing ways we defend ourselves
    Me: *F I R E*

  • @burnadze
    @burnadze 3 года назад +39

    Chilly: Through centuries I developed a difficult system of chemicals to prevent mammals from eating me
    Humans: hUrT plAnT mAke mOuTh Go Broom broom

  • @HobbesHobbiton
    @HobbesHobbiton 6 лет назад +171

    When I learn more from Ted-Ed then when I'm in school...

    • @naniengine
      @naniengine 6 лет назад +10

      Clearly. Because it's *than. :)

    • @HobbesHobbiton
      @HobbesHobbiton 6 лет назад

      XD my bad

    • @rubbish9231
      @rubbish9231 6 лет назад +1

      Hobbes Hobbiton you can't learn grammer by ted ed videos

    • @noeljobc.silveron8859
      @noeljobc.silveron8859 6 лет назад +3

      Umesh Sonune
      *grammar,I guess they don't teach spelling at your school too.

    • @hanmckenna9700
      @hanmckenna9700 6 лет назад

      Hobbes Hobbiton ii

  • @eurovisioncyan9550
    @eurovisioncyan9550 6 лет назад +1398

    What I learned today:
    TED-Ed host a coloring competition

    • @jackegor5649
      @jackegor5649 6 лет назад +5

      Cyan Stickmin you again

    • @faheemmuhammad4468
      @faheemmuhammad4468 6 лет назад +15

      Cyan Stickmin
      And nothing else really? Gosh, the information in the clip are just mind blowing! I simple love the video

    • @sandeepbjm
      @sandeepbjm 6 лет назад +5

      Cyan Stickmin I

    • @jinnychin2171
      @jinnychin2171 6 лет назад +3

      Cyan Stickmin i

    • @hamsacc
      @hamsacc 6 лет назад +1

      Cyan Stickmin I think you did that last time with gifs

  • @mikitimiki8604
    @mikitimiki8604 4 года назад +35

    I didn't know the tingling, stinging feeling in my throat after eating pineapple is actually the plant's defense mechanism! 😆😆😆 Probably shouldn't be having too much of these!

  • @UmamaGoblin
    @UmamaGoblin 4 года назад +99

    Weird to hear “electrical signals” when talking about plants

  • @cyrildominictan4478
    @cyrildominictan4478 6 лет назад +66

    I think one of plants' most overlooked defense mechanism is their ability to have an indefinite cell division in their apical meristem throughout their lifetime. This way, whenever all of the other mentioned mechanisms fail, they will always grow back.

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna 6 лет назад +183

    2:40 in the Philippines we call a Mimosa plant, Makahiya which means "shy" in Filipino.

    • @dzikrinasaira3475
      @dzikrinasaira3475 4 года назад +27

      Wow it's similiar here :) In Indonesia we call it "Putri Malu" means shy princess hehe

    • @haniejoycemallorca1239
      @haniejoycemallorca1239 4 года назад +4

      @@dzikrinasaira3475 why shy princess? What's the story? Please do tell

    • @evanraymond8728
      @evanraymond8728 4 года назад +26

      @@haniejoycemallorca1239..
      Interesting, I did some research on it, and got the story behind it.
      Well, once upon a time, there was a princess named Kaniawati. Because of her beauty, many princes from other regions came to propose her. But she was so shy, so she repeatedly reject them, she didn't even reveal her face for them. Nevertheless, somehow, a prince Jaka Amparan made it into her room, and accidentally saw her face to face. Due to her excessive shame, she fell down and faint. Local people linked this story with Mimosa Pudica, they thought this princess has similar act and behavior, just like this plant. So they called this plant "Putri Malu" which means "Shy Princess".

    • @dzikrinasaira3475
      @dzikrinasaira3475 4 года назад +5

      @@evanraymond8728 Wow, you took the words right of my mouth. Thank you for explaining :D

    • @evanraymond8728
      @evanraymond8728 4 года назад +6

      @@dzikrinasaira3475..
      You're welcome. Have a nice day

  • @Mochibear_
    @Mochibear_ 4 года назад +27

    Amazing job with the visuals. Especially when illustrating defenses like the raphides, I totally winced as if I were in pain. Good work!

  • @penyu1913
    @penyu1913 3 года назад +84

    plants : in constant fighting for his love everyday
    vegan : lets eat them

  • @rishabhdhiman9422
    @rishabhdhiman9422 6 лет назад +886

    What did the plants do in the maths class?
    They started growing square roots

  • @repmel
    @repmel 6 лет назад +159

    Words I understood:
    bugs
    coloring
    fridge

  • @draconiclucard3738
    @draconiclucard3738 5 лет назад +23

    1:12 poor trees,their bark has ligma

  • @E--Drop
    @E--Drop 6 лет назад +1098

    When you're a vegetarian and you're trying to figure out if the people spamming "Take that vegan" in the comments applies to you...

    • @mechanical_hexate
      @mechanical_hexate 6 лет назад +116

      E drop those comments are usually to the vegans who scream "staph murderingb aninals blah blah blah"

    • @laundrewashington3734
      @laundrewashington3734 6 лет назад +71

      There's a difference between vegetarians and vegans yet some people don't even know that including the vegans lol

    • @TheSomeawesome
      @TheSomeawesome 6 лет назад +72

      This is probably a longer response than you need or want, but...
      No, it doesn't really. The "take that vegans" comment or any comment anywhere that is directed toward vegans is done to poke fun at how persistent vegans are in imposing their ideas and lifestyle onto other people. I personally don't know many vegetarians who constantly belittle people for eating meat/seafood the way they want to and are more conscious of their own diet.
      Tl;dr nah you're good.

    • @kobeblackwell5465
      @kobeblackwell5465 6 лет назад +4

      E drop I have seen 0 of those comments

    • @opalthediloalt9595
      @opalthediloalt9595 6 лет назад +15

      Humans weren't ment to eat plants... at least not without a fare bit of meat, fun fact, our eyes would be on the side of our heads and we would be much stupider if we were herbivores.

  • @magnumbeans8030
    @magnumbeans8030 6 лет назад +20

    *when you're a bedbug and a bean plant comes out of nowhere and stabs your leg*

  • @chessplatinum8312
    @chessplatinum8312 5 лет назад +34

    Teacher: What do you want to be when you grow up?
    Me: I want to be a plant!

  • @Humongoose
    @Humongoose 3 года назад +14

    Isn't it fascinating how simple life forms such as plants learn to adapt various defense mechanisms from spikes traps to chemical warfare?

  • @BraulioCassule
    @BraulioCassule 6 лет назад +105

    now my life's goal is to have my painting on Ted-ed's Office fridge!

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  6 лет назад +43

      Life goal achievable! :) You're welcome to join us on Patreon, Braulio!

    • @traveel9409
      @traveel9409 6 лет назад +12

      TED-Ed
      Wait a second, you write comments and are able to reply?

    • @jhonpaulmejia3988
      @jhonpaulmejia3988 6 лет назад +2

      Lol
      Damn

    • @adeade3978
      @adeade3978 6 лет назад +2

      Traveel they only reply to worthy comments

  • @brainarwhaltheillogicalpar6739
    @brainarwhaltheillogicalpar6739 6 лет назад +49

    Next thing you know, plants will he teaching us a thing or two about self-defense.

  • @riot_baby2296
    @riot_baby2296 2 года назад +6

    “Cotton plants under siege of caterpillars” is one of the most epic sentences I didn’t know I needed to hear. I can just picture the battle field

  • @powersettingsm7172
    @powersettingsm7172 3 года назад +7

    5:00
    Cotton plants: "I use the insect to kill the insect!"

  • @byram101
    @byram101 6 лет назад +145

    What a fabulous insight into these remarkable organisms. Everything around us is now being revealed to be infinitely more complex than we first perceived years ago. From bats being blind to Tortoises being the oldest animals... it it time to abolish old textbooks (now basically crock-pots of mis-information) And move toward digital learning everywhere. -cheers for this video.

    • @asrnyigit4040
      @asrnyigit4040 5 лет назад +4

      Well, not "infinitely" more complex. What in the universe can be infinitely complex?

    • @unicorns537
      @unicorns537 4 года назад +2

      @@asrnyigit4040 The universe itself.

    • @reliomese2873
      @reliomese2873 4 года назад

      Aofwotfp
      With opposite goutlewwew
      No boy with oetfwvviloate

    • @rickrolluniversity2237
      @rickrolluniversity2237 Год назад

      @@asrnyigit4040 for example, a chair

  • @KD-lx1cr
    @KD-lx1cr 6 лет назад +349

    Is it just me or when I eat kiwis and pineapples my mouth always has a weird numb sensation

    • @someguy4967
      @someguy4967 6 лет назад +161

      Enzyme activity. Especially pineapples. That enzyme can actually "digest" your mouth, which might be where that numbness comes from. That being said, Kiwis and pineapples are extremely healthy for you.

    • @taiana2323
      @taiana2323 6 лет назад +42

      Lightning McCoy They're high in vitamin C. I can't eat normal kiwifruit only golden kiwifruit as they are less acidic.

    • @Milk_Honey11
      @Milk_Honey11 6 лет назад

      Tends to go with a latex allergy...

    • @mau345
      @mau345 6 лет назад +5

      I think its the latex get yourself some good quality pineapple

    • @golammorshed9082
      @golammorshed9082 6 лет назад +7

      You don't eat the middle whitish part of the pineapples

  • @cjmccrary2604
    @cjmccrary2604 4 года назад +14

    2:14 what my pizza roll sees on it's way too my mouth

  • @59master60
    @59master60 6 месяцев назад +3

    It’s amazing that plants are somehow aware of the existence of other living beings despite not having brains.

  • @TheScienceBiome
    @TheScienceBiome 6 лет назад +136

    Congratulations on 5 million subscribers!!!

  • @ClemensJason
    @ClemensJason 6 лет назад +19

    Damn that background song is so calming

  • @Argus40120
    @Argus40120 5 лет назад +418

    Too bad they can't defend against vegans

    • @Mecflura
      @Mecflura 4 года назад +13

      People who don’t know about veganism affirming their ideas of how the word funcions in their mind:

    • @soapmuncher3135
      @soapmuncher3135 4 года назад +8

      @@Mecflura it's a joke gabriella

    • @marcoalen3823
      @marcoalen3823 4 года назад

      @@Mecflura bruh it was a joke

    • @NoName-wl5uo
      @NoName-wl5uo 3 года назад +3

      @@Mecflura do you not know the word joke?

    • @rieqgreg2138
      @rieqgreg2138 3 года назад

      This is why we should only eat fruits like tomato, mango and etc. We can plant more trees and we're not killing them

  • @mazas9713
    @mazas9713 4 года назад +13

    Plant:*Has defences to deter animals from eating them*
    Humans:”mmm spicy”

    • @alexawolfy9211
      @alexawolfy9211 3 года назад +1

      Humans: *learned to not detect heat on tounge*

  • @muriloloiola6490
    @muriloloiola6490 6 лет назад +8

    2:10
    There is a fruit native to Brazil called "pequi" (I don't know if it has a translation).
    It has this same natural defense where it expells a lot of small spikes when bitten.
    So be warned, if you come to Brazil (or see a yellow overgrown bean), do not bite pequi under any circunstances. Its okay to eat the yellow slimy-like substance in the surface, just be careful.

  • @crackedemerald4930
    @crackedemerald4930 5 лет назад +7

    2:10 whoa, there are plants that straight-up produce histamine? That's awesome

  • @Brian-ib8sh
    @Brian-ib8sh 3 года назад +2

    2:38. My grandma has those. They are satisfying to touch and watch them curl up

  • @JustARegularEverydayNormalGuy
    @JustARegularEverydayNormalGuy 4 года назад +58

    Caterpillar: Haha, you cannot defeat me
    Cotton plants: I cannot but they can
    **releases scents to attract wasps that lay egg inside caterpillar**
    Caterpillar: Am i a joke to you?

  • @penguin7798
    @penguin7798 6 лет назад +128

    All these plants must be charged with war crimes for violation of Biological Weapons Convention. 😃

    • @catherinevo6060
      @catherinevo6060 6 лет назад

      Jelly Bean lol

    • @RrRR-lv9fu
      @RrRR-lv9fu 5 лет назад

      Penguin how about humans? We are destroying everything and we think is ok

    • @sauravdas6136
      @sauravdas6136 5 лет назад +2

      @@RrRR-lv9fu calm down it's a joke!

    • @HarsonoNg
      @HarsonoNg 5 лет назад +1

      US will impose sanctions on these plants.

  • @insanebruh9678
    @insanebruh9678 2 года назад +6

    Jalapeno: *Noooooo, you can't just eat me I'm supposed to be hot*
    Humans: "Haha, Hot sauce goes brrrrr"

  • @peyt332
    @peyt332 4 года назад +2

    had to watch this bc of school almost fell asleep

  • @AL-wc8oy
    @AL-wc8oy 2 года назад +6

    it's so amazing that plants themselves have communication with each other

  • @supercanadian0640
    @supercanadian0640 6 лет назад +29

    Guess I'm sticking to grass

    • @theguy3956
      @theguy3956 6 лет назад +5

      The Ace Of Spades I think grass has defends too
      And that is there sharpness

    • @hemapler5295
      @hemapler5295 6 лет назад +1

      Flip a clip motions And the way they taste?

  • @ChiseledDiamond
    @ChiseledDiamond 6 лет назад +12

    Stinging nettle is a a-hole, I'm not trying to touch you I'm tending to the sheep!

  • @allanthomas3701
    @allanthomas3701 4 года назад +25

    After watching this video, I’ve realized that plants have feelings too and only want to live. I will no longer be a vegan, I am now going to follow a Breatharian diet only.

  • @verygoodquality1449
    @verygoodquality1449 5 лет назад +23

    0:40 they also face the attack of vegetarians.

    • @prism2451
      @prism2451 4 года назад +2

      Even non vegetarians eat plants, you can't live on 100% meat diet

    • @mahtajr5157
      @mahtajr5157 4 года назад +1

      No, the truth is we can't survive. We just trying to last longer by recharging with animals and plants.

    • @rieqgreg2138
      @rieqgreg2138 3 года назад

      @@prism2451 eating plants is just as bad as eating meat because we're just killing a living being.. we should only eat fruits like tomato, mango and etc because we can replanted the seed

    • @othmane0313
      @othmane0313 3 года назад

      @@rieqgreg2138 plants aren't sentient tho

    • @rieqgreg2138
      @rieqgreg2138 3 года назад

      @@othmane0313 they are still a living being who produced oxygen, without plants and trees the world is dying.. look at it a lot of animals in Ocean gonna extinct because of climate change

  • @antitheist3206
    @antitheist3206 6 лет назад +14

    Plants are smarter than they look

  • @vulaiminh8135
    @vulaiminh8135 4 года назад +6

    they have their own soul and thoughts as well. I used to think these just the rumors or myths from elder generations, but actually it really makes sense until i have watched this video.

  • @joanhoffman3702
    @joanhoffman3702 5 лет назад +2

    The mimosa species shown is Mimosa pudica. It has little spikes on it. I was in Trinidad may years ago, and made the mistake of walking bare legged through a patch of them. The resulting scratches combined with sunburn was a painful reminder for the next three days. Ouch!

  • @Elliyan4
    @Elliyan4 3 года назад +1

    5:54 the fridge of honor

  • @johnspinelli9396
    @johnspinelli9396 4 года назад +4

    Me, sees plants: Aww look at how cute it looks!
    Plants: *Am I a joke to you?*

  • @joshuachambers3372
    @joshuachambers3372 5 лет назад +3

    You completely failed the mimosa pudica animation. It FOLDS not curl.

    • @ValdeLowry
      @ValdeLowry 4 года назад

      thanks for your very nice input !

    • @joshuachambers3372
      @joshuachambers3372 4 года назад

      Valentin Hammoudi you’re welcome! Next time you could make it fold like a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). If you live in the southeastern USA you could go outside and look for Mimosa strigillosa which folds the same as M. pudica.

  • @_.vampirellax_
    @_.vampirellax_ 3 года назад +3

    3:57
    I think we r all familiar with this word now 😂😂

    • @beni15945
      @beni15945 3 года назад

      I was thinking the same thing

  • @michaelmajid5142
    @michaelmajid5142 5 лет назад +1

    Haven’t seen a ted ed since along time forgot how beautiful and informative they are

  • @eocalive
    @eocalive 6 лет назад +8

    Ted-ed quality has improved even more after they have started monetizing and receiving patreon ☺.

  • @Pamven
    @Pamven 6 лет назад +7

    TED-Ed is awesome. 😫 Thanks so much for the lessons.

  • @moron0000
    @moron0000 2 года назад

    I just keep rewatching this video ever so often. It's just so well made i love it

  • @scromberprofessionalautist1017
    @scromberprofessionalautist1017 4 года назад +4

    Can we all just take a sec and go give any nearby plants recognition for how metal some of them can be.

  • @bobrosspham2341
    @bobrosspham2341 5 лет назад +9

    THE HORSE DIED

  • @stormysamreen7062
    @stormysamreen7062 5 лет назад +67

    They protecc
    They attacc
    But most importantly,
    They use life hacc

  • @antoniamontaro8661
    @antoniamontaro8661 5 лет назад +1

    The artwork for this video is incredible! Sooo beautiful!

  • @jasminez5185
    @jasminez5185 4 года назад +2

    The fridge part made me crack up in the middle of a boy scout meeting, resulting in my headphones being broken.

  • @subashanandofficial
    @subashanandofficial 6 лет назад +3

    thanks Ted Ed

  • @jonesbrothers134
    @jonesbrothers134 6 лет назад +6

    Looks like a preview for a new tank/alchemist class in a videogame :)

    • @Anastas1786
      @Anastas1786 6 лет назад

      New Class Unlocked: Gossypium, the Long-Staple Sorceror! Special Move: Tyrant of Wasps!

  • @funguseater2568
    @funguseater2568 5 лет назад +3

    5:08 those are bees not wasps

  • @SR-kd4wi
    @SR-kd4wi 4 года назад +7

    0:51 You sure humans ain't in that list.

  • @areadenial2343
    @areadenial2343 6 лет назад +18

    Wow, who knew that something as simple as a plant could be so complex? It's almost as if it was carefully designed...

    • @Ricky-by3zm
      @Ricky-by3zm 4 года назад +5

      Thats what many years of evolution will do

    • @anthonyc4138
      @anthonyc4138 4 года назад +1

      @@Ricky-by3zm yep

    • @Mecflura
      @Mecflura 4 года назад +2

      Simple? Life didn’t just happened and existed, there’s a lot of time and evolvement for that

  • @ProTayToeGamer
    @ProTayToeGamer 6 лет назад +14

    *The amazing ways RUclips defends itself*

  • @tp3677
    @tp3677 4 года назад +1

    It can be extremely relevant to talk about the enormous and almost unknown impact of mycorrhizae on the defense of plants to understand what plants do (exchange with mycorrhizae) and what mycorrhizae return to the plant (protection, energy, communication via the mycorrhizae network).
    An episode only on this subject could fascinate many people.
    Thank you for the quality of your videos.

  • @drawnwithlove3499
    @drawnwithlove3499 2 года назад +3

    0:56 voice went down a whole octave when he said *fruits* 🥵

  • @gabrielkawa3477
    @gabrielkawa3477 2 года назад +4

    Gotta say, I didn't think plants defended themselves as well as they do. It's impressive.

  • @michaelferto6588
    @michaelferto6588 2 года назад +2

    Great information, way to go. We can see nations that have covered lands with or with out certain plants. As a defence and/or protection.

  • @mlenzkes
    @mlenzkes 2 года назад

    key overlooked video in my life
    TY for unlocking new levels of understanding~

  • @jayfawn8478
    @jayfawn8478 6 лет назад +10

    I like to join TedEd coloring competition.

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  6 лет назад +1

      We'd love to have you, Jay! Feel free to join us over on patreon.com/teded.

  • @ujjvalpatel5353
    @ujjvalpatel5353 6 лет назад +7

    Ha Ha Ha , office fridge .

  • @niyatimahawar9464
    @niyatimahawar9464 3 года назад +1

    How wonderful it would it be, if our lectures are taught with such great visuals.

  • @nitroptics
    @nitroptics 4 года назад +2

    4:25 that reminds me of that movie "the happening"

  • @drsharkboy6568
    @drsharkboy6568 6 лет назад +4

    In this world it's kill or be killed
    -Flowey

    • @yote847
      @yote847 5 лет назад +1

      *your best friend intensifies*

  • @firenzarfrenzy4985
    @firenzarfrenzy4985 2 года назад +3

    Cotton: Under siege by caterpillars
    Also cotton: Airstrike inbound!

  • @Balancinglife
    @Balancinglife 5 лет назад

    Absolutely mind blowing!

  • @MerciBrandon
    @MerciBrandon 4 года назад +2

    4:08 it’s flowey

  • @dennistang4734
    @dennistang4734 6 лет назад +14

    So how do humans eat spinach without getting hurt as stated in the video?

    • @ichigopockychan
      @ichigopockychan 6 лет назад +11

      Dennis Tang I think we've developed a special way to eat it without getting hurt. It's just like how us humans can eat chocolate without getting sick

    • @mv1991
      @mv1991 6 лет назад +1

      Galey Luu Speak 4 yourself. Chocolate makes me sick.

    • @seafoam8845
      @seafoam8845 6 лет назад +1

      I think it's an allergy? I have a friend with the same thing. I'm allergic to too much peanuts and orange juice. (I can still drink natural ones though)

    • @gammazora
      @gammazora 5 лет назад

      Maybe we have a special way to take out the raphides, like a machine...