The amazing ways plants defend themselves - Valentin Hammoudi

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

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

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

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Mr Spelly grand kingdom

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Accurate*

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Guess these plants evolved from the plants from the video

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vegans/vegetarians have some similarities zombies spread diseases some vegans spread information in the game they both eat plants so ye

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

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ghost pepper: hold my beer

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@@glowstonemine Should be Ghost pepper : hold my capsacin

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Carolina reaper: *"You doubt my CAPSAICIN"*

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yea doesnt mean its good for u

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

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

[@nekowolf2336]

@@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.

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@@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]

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.

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

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

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some are grass and poison types

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some are grass-bug types

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Plants are pokemon

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@@herrscherofsweets9583 you don't have a pokéball, do you?

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( *LIE LIE LIE LIE* ) uh.... no...* *hides pokeball* *

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

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Different defense, diffirent seasoning

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god thinks that plants are a joke jk save the amazone trees

[@phetpham1037]

Sorry it’s them vegans

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"humas"

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Ah yes, the mighty humas

[@kanedafx]

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

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The Cotton had the Wasps as a Killstreak

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The wasps are the cotton's shootas

[@toontics3475]

calling in wasp backup now

[@the_parasites]

More like "hey wasps the meal's here"

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Wasps are mercenaries

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

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I was looking for this😂

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

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

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What if it's a eucalyptus sapling

[@bodgertime]

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

[@eskfro]

Lol i cant even defend myself

[@Au16227]

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

[@aidann6045]

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

[@HarryFordManson]

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

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Use your fists

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[@ethandat1026]

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

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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.

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i get it

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Ethan Dat Anyone else got his min blown ?!!

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

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

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and underground system too

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Brilliant!

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

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its "am I a joke to you"

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*Mission Failed

[@rustyshackleford4076]

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

[@lilaclizard4504]

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]

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

[@Tower_Swagman]

@@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

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sounds pretty messed up when it's on humans

[@mixedmartialnutrition1746]

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

[@TheScienceBiome]

0:32 that seamless transition though.

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D.A.B Science and More! II

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

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But we like them as a snacc

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But movement they lacc

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[@SingularPhasmid]

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

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

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

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@Kavya Murthy Yes me too

[@yousefhadi2332]

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.

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@@yousefhadi2332 yes sooooooo true

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

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plants protec but they also attac

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Kelly Lorena no god stop

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Kelly Lorena they also attrac

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Kelly Lorena but most importantly they a snacc

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

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

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On The Wall random does not equal funny

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On The Wall a

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Sandeep Bjm wth no, I live in Mumbai.

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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"

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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.

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@@deftheocelot9125 that’s actually insanely awesome

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

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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 :)

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261 likes no comments

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True

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Haha

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

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Hypocrisy at its finest.

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Olive Parkinson ?

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Reila Murray LoL is that nvm

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I wanna be a plant when I grow up

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Zenny LZ You do that. LUV YO SELF

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search in youtube: feed me dexter

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

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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.

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Jack Duck what!

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

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Redwood trees: oh no... anyways

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Lol but *not the trees*

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

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Cyan Stickmin I

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

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Clearly. Because it's *than. :)

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XD my bad

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

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Hobbes Hobbiton ii

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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!

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

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i mean life

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

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

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

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@@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".

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

[@evanraymond8728]

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

[@cyrildominictan4478]

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.

[@Mochibear_]

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

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

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

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no

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Words I understood: bugs coloring fridge

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Dummy

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1:12 poor trees,their bark has ligma

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Weird to hear “electrical signals” when talking about plants

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

[@E--Drop]

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...

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

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

[@TheSomeawesome]

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.

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E drop I have seen 0 of those comments

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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.

[@59master60]

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

[@Humongoose]

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

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

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

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

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Lol Damn

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Traveel they only reply to worthy comments

[@byram101]

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.

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

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@@asrnyigit4040 The universe itself.

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@@asrnyigit4040 for example, a chair

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

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“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

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Congratulations on 5 million subscribers!!!

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100th like!!

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Don't chu mean 6,053,893 sub's?

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

[@someguy4967]

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]

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

[@Milk_Honey11]

Tends to go with a latex allergy...

[@mau345]

I think its the latex get yourself some good quality pineapple

[@golammorshed9082]

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

[@mazas9713]

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

[@alexawolfy9211]

Humans: *learned to not detect heat on tounge*

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

[@brainarwhaltheillogicalpar6739]

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

[@ClemensJason]

Damn that background song is so calming

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

[@Argus40120]

Too bad they can't defend against vegans

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

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@@Mecflura it's a joke gabriella

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@@Mecflura bruh it was a joke

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@@Mecflura do you not know the word joke?

[@rieqgreg2138]

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

[@muriloloiola6490]

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.

[@dieselboy.7637]

Oi Murilo

[@JustARegularEverydayNormalGuy]

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?

[@verygoodquality1449]

0:40 they also face the attack of vegetarians.

[@prism2451]

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

[@mahtajr5157]

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

[@rieqgreg2138]

@@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]

@@rieqgreg2138 plants aren't sentient tho

[@rieqgreg2138]

@@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

[@johnspinelli9396]

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

[@supercanadian0640]

Guess I'm sticking to grass

[@theguy3956]

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

[@hemapler5295]

Flip a clip motions And the way they taste?

[@penguin7798]

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

[@catherinevo6060]

Jelly Bean lol

[@RrRR-lv9fu]

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

[@sauravdas6136]

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

[@HarsonoNg]

US will impose sanctions on these plants.

[@Brian-ib8sh]

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

[@crackedemerald4930]

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

[@allanthomas3701]

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.

[@dragoninjapan4401]

Same

[@antitheist3206]

Plants are smarter than they look

[@AL-wc8oy]

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

[@_.vampirellax_]

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

[@beni15945]

I was thinking the same thing

[@ChiseledDiamond]

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

[@vulaiminh8135]

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.

[@jasminez5185]

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

[@joanhoffman3702]

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!

[@bobrosspham2341]

THE HORSE DIED

[@ProTayToeGamer]

*The amazing ways KZbin defends itself*

[@TLOKkiante]

Demonization

[@peyt332]

had to watch this bc of school almost fell asleep

[@Paper_Brain]

Plants: develop tiny little needles to stab the inside of predators Humans: “mmmmm I love the funny feeling you get when you eat pineapples”

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

[@drawnwithlove3499]

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

[@moron0000]

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

[@stormysamreen7062]

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

[@scromberprofessionalautist1017]

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

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

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

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The artwork for this video is incredible! Sooo beautiful!

[@Pamven]

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

[@gracesun5982]

Ted Ed: kiwi can cause wounds in mouths Me: eating kiwi

[@nonec384]

do you eat the skin?

[@nav9420]

Wild Plants: *we can thrive* My houseplants: we are *allergic* to tap water

[@tp3677]

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.

[@joshuachambers3372]

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

[@ValdeLowry]

thanks for your very nice input !

[@joshuachambers3372]

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.

[@jonesbrothers134]

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

[@Anastas1786]

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

[@mlenzkes]

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

[@michaelferto6588]

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.

[@jayfawn8478]

I like to join TedEd coloring competition.

[@TEDEd]

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

[@gabrielkawa3477]

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

[@int16_t]

Every cactuses is gangsta until the camel appears.

[@Elliyan4]

5:54 the fridge of honor

[@ujjvalpatel5353]

Ha Ha Ha , office fridge .

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

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

[@sciencebeing6134]

**Caterpillars eating cotton plant!** Cotton Plants : _Airstrike Incoming_

[@aregulargamer4144]

Ted-Ed: The tree bark is full of lignin. Me: what? Ted-Ed: LIGNIN BALLS!

[@drsharkboy6568]

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

[@yote847]

*your best friend intensifies*

[@subashanandofficial]

thanks Ted Ed

[@elijaharriaga6719]

Imagine being a caterpillar eating a cotton plant and hearing boss music slowly getting louder