Carnivorous Plant That Has Memory & Can Count and Here's How It Does It
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Just to clarify one thing: the plant actually counts five triggers not 5 seconds. The insect on the inside has to trigger the same hair 5 times (time doesn't seem to affect it as much) for the trap to start turning into a digestive enclosure. Failing to trigger it causes the enclosure to reopen. Really fascinating how it works, but in essence no different from how we form memories in our brain as well (although ours are a bit more complicated).
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Hi Anton! I had one of these plants when I was younger and the way it worked was that it did not require the touching of the SAME hair a second time. It closed itself if I (using e.g. a toothpick) touched one hair twice or two separate hairs one after another. The touching had to be done within a given time frame though as you explained.
Neuroscientist Greg Gage did a TED talk in 2017 about the electrical signals they use. He was able to detect and send signals to trigger them even between plants. It's really fascinating and worth a watch while you're on the topic.
My field is not related to science but i love getting knowledge about astronomy...i came across your channel two days ago and your work is awesome 🙏 i like it
YOU ARE COMPLICATED
"I know I normally do astronomy, but how often do I get to talk about carnivorous plants!" - Anton
I was very surprised he decided to bring up carnivorous plants lol
Something different for us to digest 😁😊
Well, Venus is a planet.
Its a refreshing topic and extra revenue, win win
You are amazing, you are my favourite person to watch on CZcams completely, you are a truly wonderful person! X
Take care Anton x
What blew my mind was that the Venus Fly Trap was only found in the south east USA. I thought for sure it would have been from Brazilian rain forest or something.
Have you ever heard of the Lost Colony of Roanoke NC... Hmm
@@jwarmstrong no. Did they ever find them?
@@jimmorrison4163 Nope - they are still lost
This is a common misconception. It doesn't help that stores often sell flytraps in plastic tubes with improper care instructions printed on them (carnivorous plant growers jokingly refer to them as "death tubes"). In reality, flytraps are temperate North American bog plants that experience a winter dormancy period. Mine recently got snowed on!
We have a bog plant called Sundew here on Vancouver Island. Am told it's an insect eater. I've seen them.Tiny and beautiful.
Anton is the type of person I could listen to no matter what topic he talks about.
lol yup! love this guy
@Marc Bondura Are you okay?
Yes, he's so attractive I can watch him all day long
Carnivorous vegetables with simple counting abilities and memory? Looks like i found my ancestors
"Carnivorous vegetables"... Isn't that an oxymoron?
@@sophiedash4026 You don't enjoy them steak-fed carrots?
Is that you, Cousin Elmer? Yep, this here is what we're coming" to.
Killer tomatoes are techically fruits.
@@peterg76yt The fruity version of "going native"???
I love Astronomy but as a Botanist I am very happy you covered this! That you wonderful person!
My mild dyslexia couldn’t understand this title for the first half-dozen reads. Who knew “carnivorous” and “coronavirus” are anagrams of each other?
Imagine an alien species that were plant based? An intelligent organism that grows from the terrain.
How cool would that be?
I am GROOT!🙏
orks
I've actually been writing a sci-fi series with such a species, actually. They're basically intelligent Venus fly traps with hegemony over half of the galaxy, and they're also humanity's main rivals in galactic domination.
@Derp Inshmurtz Those that aren't all destroyed, are part of the plant race's hegemony, through treaties, alliances, and flat out force.
@@nathanielcrosby2426 sounds interesting, I would read it. Are you familiar with “Swamp Thing”, written by Neil Gaiman, published by DC comics? The “Parliament of Trees” rules a planet. Spoiler........... Swamp Thing is an avatar of the Green possessing a human body.
Crazy how this plant is more advanced than the brain of the average tiktok user
Or dementia joe Biden 🤣
@@moomoomoo33ass Or unable to understand irony or humor Trump!
@@robertracicot7232 you are stupid if you can’t see that Biden is on a severe mental decline . I won’t respond to a filibuster . Stay on subject
@@moomoomoo33ass he is pointing out that people cannot understand the irony or humor of trump.
@@michelhickey5765 Yeah, that would have been a fair point in 2016 but there is no irony or humour in Trump in 2020 - it's been stamped out by a non stop diet of Fox News. He's just a typical neocon dinosaur now.
Awesome, now, I have a new excuse for my poor short-term memory, since the goldfish-memory comparison is obsolete.
"Man, I have the memory of a venus flytrap."
Yes
Wonderful
Good luck remembering that excuse.
@3:45 I think insects are animals. Awesome video nevertheless.
Biologically you’re right, but it seems that some English speakers/countries use the word animal to designate only mammals, birds and maybe also reptiles. Basically they confuse the words animals and vertebrates. It seems that Anton needs an update on this point, which is a little bit embarrassing for a science popularizer :)
And you also have people who think that humans aren’t animals, which is even more embarrassing.
@@democratie_et_esprit_critique no. No one does that except for sheer ignorance. Always was thst way and always will be that way.
Insecta
I just want to clear something up for this comment.
1. Kingdom
2. Phylum
3. Class
4. Order
5. Family
6. Genus
7. Species
Animalia are a phylum, Insecta are a class.
There are other, more specific taxanomic categories, and schemes for the taxonomy of life, as well as, if you think about it, taxa for sciences, like biology is mostly chemistry, where as chemistry is mostly, if not all, a sub taxa of physics.
But, as an example of the other categories, you can look at the taxonomic nomenclature for animals and insects:
*Scientific classification for Animals:*
_Domain:_ Eukaryota
_(unranked):_ Unikonta
_(unranked):_ Obazoa
_(unranked):_ Opisthokonta
_(unranked):_ Holozoa
_(unranked):_ Filozoa
_Kingdom:_ Animalia
*Scientific classification for Insects:*
_Domain:_ Eukaryota
_Kingdom:_ Animalia
_Phylum:_ Arthropoda
_Clade:_ Pancrustacea
_Subphylum:_ Hexapoda
_Class:_ Insecta
as seen on Wikipedia, for example.
You are correct.
Plant intelligence is a field that needs more research for sure
I've been saying this for years.
So are we going to have plants rights groups coming out with slogans "Be Kind To Plants, Don't Mow Your Lawn", and will they be protesting in front of vegan restaurants, shouting, Plants Are Friends, Not Food"
@@HobbiesRfun What they gonna eat then? o_O
@@HobbiesRfun To be honest, I'd quite love for the latter to happen...
@@mugwump7049 I want to yell 'lettuce is murder' in every vegans face.
Oh. There are many "insects are animals too" comments. I can't even pretend to be smart anymore. Too late to the party.
love the confession at the end.
keep trying Anton, you can keep plants happily growing if you try hard enough :)
Yesss man finally carnivorous plants. I own nepenthes(tropical pitcher plants), dionaea(Venus fly trap), and sundews. Love them, thank you for covering a video on them!
How hard is it to take care of a Sundew?
@@mikeoneil5770 Try Drosera Carpensis, its basicly a weed to us collectors.. cant fail, cant get rif of it.
@@mikeoneil5770 not so hard if you keep your humidity at 60%-80% and they like to stay in trays of water. Basically meaning they like to sit in still water since they’re usually found in bogs and swamps.
I love this plant, I keep carnivorous plants on all my windows. Brilliant video and great to get this knowledge out there!! Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
3:45 insects are animals
Came here to say this…
While technically true most scientists make a distinction for the sake of cutting an imaginably huge category into 2 parts. But yeah, they are.
@@korkee1111 "most scientists"? I doubt it. The category (animals) is already subdivided into more than two parts by the science of taxonomy. Those subcategories are further subdivided and so on down the line until you get to specific breeds within a species.
In this case insects are differentiated from other animals at the Class level so no, most scientists would not draw the distinction between insects and "other animals"; it's inaccurate and scientifically incorrect.
I thought they were funfli
@@DanGoodchild Yes, most scientists will call an insect an insect not an animal. Because it is more specific, you clearly understand the subdivisions. Why would anyone call a dog a mammal and not a canid when they both are true but one is more specific? Gnomesayin?
Your telling me that's a blood thirsty plant that's also antisocial towards other plants and loves fire too. 😈🤘
That's one badass plant
One hundred years later humans discover that fly traps have an unknown mechanism that actually allows them to start forest fires to get rid of the competition!
I'm a carnivorous plant grower, and flytraps are my favorite species. The general public believes a lot of misinformation about flytraps, so it's great to see a video that gets the details right. Thanks for doing your research!
They want nothing
So little
I love them
Any tips?
They arent dying and ive had them for quite a while
But any special tips?
@@azmanabdula Lots of bright light, keep their pots damp but not sopping wet, and let them go dormant in the winter (some people claim to grow them year round without issue, but conventional wisdom is they require a winter dormancy period). If you've had them a while without issue, it sounds like you're doing all right!
@@prestonessence Nepenthes i find are the easiest to grow in my area
....and at what temperature do they die back and go dormant
Mine havent gone dormant
@@azmanabdula Nepenthes are tropical plants and never go dormant.
@@prestonessence There are some highland ones which I got
That can handle the cold
But i wasnt talking about those
I was talking about the Dionaea muscipula sorry
Man, I remember finding out about SpaceEngine for the first time through you, and now I'm learning about counting fly traps. Thanks for the adventures wonderful Anton!
Feed me Anton, I'm hungry. Feed me.
All night long!
Should be "Feed me Anton, feed me Now!!!"
Sorry Anton out of stock :(
I don't blame you I want Anton to feed me as well 😋😣
“Feed me, Seymour!”
Pretty sure they walk too.
We'll, I once read if they don't like their position they can grow a new plant from their root and kill the original..
I just love your channel. Thank you so much for all of this great knowledge Anton!
A perfect Halloween subject Anton! You always have great ideas and I ALWAYS learn something. 💗
So.. It's time for reading of "The Day of the Triffids" (1951).
Good book.
How the heck! I was just thinking about the lil shop of Horrors!!
I love how you always have a look of wonder and awe. Like you're learning what you're saying for the first time as you tell us.
This was so fun to watch. Thanks, Anton.
They're from space. Where they were found in NC was the site of a meteor hit.
They grow in places where disasters happen where there aren’t a lot of plants or nutrients so a meteor site would fit that criteria
What about a thorny bush that traps a rabbit and the rabbit decomposes right in its soil?
Hello wonderful Anton. Always my go-to channel when I want to learn something new, random and amazing
Happy Halloween, Anton! 🎃
You said, the victims were "insects, technically not animals"
Sorry, insects ARE animals.
The Venus Flytrap makes alien plant-based intelligent life much more believable
Fascinating topic that's closer to home. Thanks!
Very interesting. The Japanese modification of the plant to signal calcium use was a brilliant idea.
Im interested in the florescent version. Also, this plant and other carnivorous plants. What we've learn about plant "screaming", about forest getting depression. And so on. How long till the vegans have to settle for licking rocks? XD
The moment Carnivorous Biomes are featured, I'm watching!
It's called Vegas.
Fascinating story thanks very much
Dude you're the man, love to watch your videos when I can catch a break from engineering school
Did anyone else when they first saw the thumbnail see "Coronavirus" instead of "Carnivorous"?
Lmao I did yea 🤣
Insects are animals too!
Jeez that sounds like a little kid protesting or something.
Thank you Anton for sharing this. Truly amazing!
I have a Venus flytrap for little over 2 years now, I called him Chuck and learned all there is to know to take good care of him, but this was new to me. Very interesting stuff 👍👊
Beetle trap!
Beetle trap
!
Beetle trap
!
Whell we havent found the human eating plant becus everyone who finds it gets eaten
We probably killed them all after we discovered fire lol
Thanks so much! I have spent my life as a resident of NC and have always been fascinated by the Venus Fly Trap! I really enjoy all of your videos!
Anton I am so glad I found your channel. I know one thing to be true, it takes a very intelligent man that understands the complex to explain it to a simple man like me in a way I understand it and enjoy the knowing something I did not know before. Thank You
"memory" and "count" are anthropomorphisms for purely chemical processes, Im sure.
If I find myself in the process of being digested, I’ll hazard the guess I won’t be concerned with that distinction.
@@richardkammerer2814 So true!
Well, human brains are quite chemical too. Some kind of "memory" I'd agree on, but not "counting". It's rather like a growing irritation of an annoying person finally causing your anger to burst out. Although in this case the reaction is predictable so we can count it.
You can argue that memory and counting in humans are also chemical processes; in reality they are abstract concepts. You could describe memory as the reaction to an experience being influenced by previous experiences, and counting as a reaction being triggered by a certain number of stimuli, in which case they are definitely true. These concepts are obviously human made, but I would say the definitions apply universally. The anthropomorphisation only comes in if you think of the plant as literally sitting there going "1...2....3!" or "Yes, I remember this fly already touching me". Computers can have memory and the ability to count as well, without doing this.
Interesting rabbit hole in this comment.
Erm, insects are a group within Kingdom Animalia. So they are animals.
nope drr boogs
You are such a good researcher and teacher. Fun to have a more earthly video this time.
I love your videos Anton. Thank you!!
I’m really tired and I read the title as “corona virus plant”
same here, it is an anagram for that word.
@@sufficetosay1704 I never even realised that aha 😂
This year has messed me up so bad that I read the title as “coronavirus plant” and thought yeah that makes sense.
That was great. All your videos are and I always enjoy a video that is closer to earth
Happy Halloween, Anton!
So plants not only communicate with each other, it's now believed that they have memory.
What will the poor vegans do when it's proved that plants have feelings.
Plant sentience isn't a thing, so that's not going to happen.
@@tokyo8236 Plant sentience is very much a thing.
Plant SAPIENCE on the other hand...
@@OnEiNsAnEmOtHeRfUcKa your definition of sentience, whatever it is, is incorrect
@@tokyo8236 They said that about man getting to the moon!
Anyway! I happen to be a vegan :-
'V'ery much
'E'njoying
'G'uzzling
'A'nimals for
'N'utrition
{edited for typo}
They'll probably start converting to Breatharianism, which is fine by me.
INSECTS ARE ANIMALS, your clearly confusing the term animal with vertebrate, all vertebrates are animals, but so are invertebrates like insects.
Anton, I love any video you do. And I'd love to see you do videos on Paleontology and Archeology. 🤞
Very interesting video. I've seen this plant in action. But I did not realize it actually has a memory. Strange things get even stranger. Love your channel, Anton.
The Venus Fly trap comes from Mars...😐
Carnivorous plant? Sounds like my girlfriend...
Great video for Halloween, you always make everything interesting and this time spooky
Thank you very much!
Please make more interesting videos like this, Anton. I'd love to see more non-space related stuff, because I know you'll always present it well.
Last time I was this early the Clinton body count was still in the single digits.
Spasiva Anton....extremely interesting!
Your videos are amazing mate
Im a big fan of yours and watch videos daily. I grow and sell carnivorous plants and was super excited to see this video. Many thanks.
Thank you for sharing
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Thanks Anton. Great show. Hi from South Texas.
Bravo Anton. I wish you a really wonderful and scary Halloween! 🎃
Awesome video Anton! Super fun idea for halloween.
Many thx for some great info.
OMG I want a green glow in the dark insect trap plant!
Thank you Anton! I really enjoy when you go off the beaten path, Very interesting 🧐
So interesting ..as always !!
Possible second channel Anton? Loving all of your content!!!
Cool topic. Very interesting.
Cool! I really got stuck into this video.
Cool vid man, I’ve enjoyed your channel for a long time. Wish I could have given you some footage too. Love these these plants!
I love you, Beautiful Person!!! God bless you Brother Anton! Can you make a video on Merkaba science and the energies around planets and life? You can put a more scientific aspect to what is usually considered a spiritual idea. Thank you.
Wow, thanks for the film recommendation you wonderful person. I only knew about the musical.
Anton. Thanks so much for all of this work. I studied asrophisics in Ireland. Loved the whole show, but ended up doing cybersecurity as a career. Your videos take me way back to the good aul college days. Thanks again. I take it you dont live in russia, but if you ever come back to visit, hit me up with anything you need, i'll do what i can.
Hello quick reminder that insects are animals :p also I don't remember where I read that but I've heard that some species of carnivorous plants (I'm referring to the ones that has this hollow deep "mouth" like structure) in the amazons that change the structure so that bats may find them with ultrasound, the bat i dont know why but actually defecates in the plant. This seems really advance evolutionary mechanism far more that this memory you talk in this video. I hope you can find information about it its really impressive!
PD: im a big fan of your videos and i send you love from mexico! you inspire me
Some Nepenthes species have very specific ways of getting nutrients from specific sources. Interesting indeed.
Had one as a child.
Very fascinating plant.
Making a plant glow in the dark shown this in a completely new light.
That made my day.
You know you been around this channel for a long time when the outro music feels nostalgic
One of my favourite movies as well. 5 years ago I directed a stage play in Thai based on the original The Little Shop of Horrors. I had to explain to people why it wasn't like the musical version. I've been thinking of revisiting that project, and this information might find its way in there. Very interesting.
that yateveo thing is interesting im gonna have to look that up
Thanks Anton for trying out another subject than Astronomy. You should do this more often
Happy Halloween Mr
“Killer” video! Happy Halloween 🎃 Anton!!
Animals include insects as well. Animal does not mean mammal. Thanks for the biology videos they are just as fun to watch as anything else you put out.
I enjoy every episode💯💯💯
I used to live in the area of the Carolinas in the US, and while I could reliably find them 'in the wild' as I was often working and recreating well away from developed areas, guidance from officials is to NOT publicize the locations as there are quite a few plant 'collectors', who will collect as many as they can to sell the plants. In fact this poaching this remarkable plant. If you do wish to own one, please buy from a dealer who has only cultivated plants, as poaching is a significant problem.
Venus Fly Traps are usually quite small, especially in the wild, and is quite easily overlooked if you are not looking for it, even in areas where they are native. Also, the locations where they are found are in fire-dependent forests, not really swamps at all, but in more like open forests with very specific pine trees, understory bushes, and grasses all of which are dependent upon periodic fires. People who are not familiar with the area are often quite surprised when they witness the state forestry personnel intentionally setting fires in these forests.
BTW, in this area of the Southeastern US, there are several extremely large Federally owned and managed National Forests with these longleaf pine forests left in undeveloped condition and military bases that are largely undeveloped and similarly left undeveloped. All these areas are dependent upon periodic forest fire for the healthy growth of the ecosystem. (No, I'm not a forester, nor am I connected in any way with the ether the National or State Forest Service or the military bases) Fortunately one of the mandates for the various departments responsible for these environments where the venus flytrap is native is for public education, so information is available and prolific.
I found some rotting fruits at the bottom of my garden yesterday afternoon, that was drawing a small swarm of tiny flies, so I did the ecologically friendly thing and left my Venus Flytrap next to it - this seemed more fun than just tossing the fruit in the bin straight away. 🤷♂️
(Funnily enough, I was literally just about to check on it when I noticed this video pop up in my YT feed)
Great video cheers
I used to play with a tiny plant that also closed its jaws if poked long enough with the right pressure, but it also has droplets in its jaws if I remember correctly. It is not easy to spot because of its size and because you can only find it in wet swamps. You know, the kind that looks like wet moss but solid enough for you to walk on... but in fact, a few inches below is nothing but water: you'll get sucked in like in quicksand if you stay in one spot long enough.
The Little Shop of Horrors is a classic .. There were so many young and now famous actors.