SCIENTISTS HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW PREDATORY PLANTS ESCAPE FIRES

Thus, the researchers determined that they were helped to survive by thermoreceptors present in the sensitive hairs of the leaves, which respond by reacting to waves of hot air. According to the scientists, when the leaves are heated to 37 degrees Celsius, an electrical impulse is generated in them, which is an action potential, and when the mark of 55 degrees is exceeded, another potential occurs, leading to the closure of the leaves.