Some plants can move in seconds. Mimosa pudica closes its leaves the moment it’s touched, as if it’s reacting with intention. But the reaction is powered by pressure changes, not nerves or muscles. When the plant is stimulated, it releases ions inside special hinge cells at the base of each leaflet. Water rushes out of those cells, pressure drops, and the leaves collapse inward. It’s a defense mechanism, evolved to startle insects and reduce damage from being eaten. A plant that responds like an

Why Do Touch-Me-Not Leaves Go To Sleep The Moment You Touch Them?