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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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  4 ปีที่แล้ว +615

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    • @JoJo_AA_
      @JoJo_AA_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ok!

    • @Jensenrobinb
      @Jensenrobinb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @junsantiago5542
      @junsantiago5542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Only 11 likes in 3 weeks

    • @rigdd1361
      @rigdd1361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am 11

    • @binfingames7266
      @binfingames7266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ayyyyyyy already put $100

  • @robepicboy
    @robepicboy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3233

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

    • @nvel5612
      @nvel5612 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      nice

    • @mrspelly6193
      @mrspelly6193 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

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

    • @miggyOhara
      @miggyOhara 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

    • @ailahmashod
      @ailahmashod 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mr Spelly grand kingdom

    • @expertoflizardcorrugation3967
      @expertoflizardcorrugation3967 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1736

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

    • @glowstonemine
      @glowstonemine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      ghost pepper: hold my beer

    • @canaryskywalker1604
      @canaryskywalker1604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@glowstonemine Should be
      Ghost pepper : hold my capsacin

    • @lizlee8715
      @lizlee8715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Carolina reaper: *"You doubt my CAPSAICIN"*

    • @kaypeezee
      @kaypeezee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@lizlee8715 heat freaks: _what?_

    • @SirPraiseSun
      @SirPraiseSun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yea doesnt mean its good for u

  • @tarunyadav6808
    @tarunyadav6808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1419

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

    • @youtubeguy415
      @youtubeguy415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

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

    • @nekowolf2336
      @nekowolf2336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @erinheils2184
    @erinheils2184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2373

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

    • @cyrussacay3903
      @cyrussacay3903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Different defense, diffirent seasoning

    • @noobjo.mp4196
      @noobjo.mp4196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

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

    • @phetpham1037
      @phetpham1037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Sorry it’s them vegans

    • @marcellabutay3395
      @marcellabutay3395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      "humas"

    • @twenty-fifth420
      @twenty-fifth420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Ah yes, the mighty humas

  • @fqidz
    @fqidz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5648

    I guess plants vs. zombies was actually acurate

  • @zeuxlaught2797
    @zeuxlaught2797 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1238

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

  • @kanedafx
    @kanedafx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +477

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

  • @redcharget5894
    @redcharget5894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +580

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

    • @kinyeelisaoneoh16
      @kinyeelisaoneoh16 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I was looking for this😂

    • @gabrielraboy5359
      @gabrielraboy5359 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @JB-nj7nq
      @JB-nj7nq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @funkyrgbmess1463
      @funkyrgbmess1463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      What if it's a eucalyptus sapling

    • @bodgertime
      @bodgertime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @kellylorena4823
    @kellylorena4823 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2185

    plants protec but they also attac

    • @sangly3400
      @sangly3400 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Kelly Lorena no god stop

    • @bripi244
      @bripi244 6 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      Kelly Lorena they also attrac

    • @Abu_Shawarib
      @Abu_Shawarib 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This meme is spreading fast

    • @mr.rection6916
      @mr.rection6916 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      But most of all the respec wamen

    • @MrNazir10
      @MrNazir10 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Kelly Lorena but most importantly they a snacc

  • @ethandat1026
    @ethandat1026 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1983

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

    • @siddoo6778
      @siddoo6778 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      r u ethan hunt

    • @spudfellow5514
      @spudfellow5514 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i get it

    • @omarmoustafa8634
      @omarmoustafa8634 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ethan Dat
      Anyone else got his min blown ?!!

    • @durpddurke4633
      @durpddurke4633 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @azad2000001
    @azad2000001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      its "am I a joke to you"

    • @DedEternal
      @DedEternal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dtm934 Anoop Fogg yenCHers e hat

    • @detachsoup6061
      @detachsoup6061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      dtm yess weed is a pretty good joke

    • @randallmokjialung3592
      @randallmokjialung3592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @jawoski
      @jawoski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *Mission Failed

  • @ayushkanth7565
    @ayushkanth7565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +390

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

  • @rustyshackleford4076
    @rustyshackleford4076 6 ปีที่แล้ว +452

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

    • @lilaclizard4504
      @lilaclizard4504 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @Tower_Swagman
      @Tower_Swagman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 หลายเดือนก่อน

      sounds pretty messed up when it's on humans

    • @mixedmartialnutrition1746
      @mixedmartialnutrition1746 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @eskfro
    @eskfro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1592

    Lol i cant even defend myself

    • @Au16227
      @Au16227 6 ปีที่แล้ว +151

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

    • @aidann6045
      @aidann6045 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

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

    • @HarryFordManson
      @HarryFordManson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @bunbunnbunnybun
      @bunbunnbunnybun 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Use your fists

    • @DylanBegazo
      @DylanBegazo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +212

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

    • @nickyguy1451
      @nickyguy1451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      But we like them as a snacc

    • @harrycornboi7653
      @harrycornboi7653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      But movement they lacc

    • @dragoon8675
      @dragoon8675 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nickyguy1451 I at vegan

    • @SingularPhasmid
      @SingularPhasmid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @GUGIGACHA123
      @GUGIGACHA123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @drag0nerd
    @drag0nerd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

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

    • @ar2279
      @ar2279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lmao🤣

    • @videoawesomeness5234
      @videoawesomeness5234 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Kavya Murthy Yes me too

    • @yousefhadi2332
      @yousefhadi2332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yousefhadi2332 yes sooooooo true

    • @dragoon8675
      @dragoon8675 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @ananya.a.
    @ananya.a. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1719

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

    • @emmah1408
      @emmah1408 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @Kihidokid
      @Kihidokid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      On The Wall random does not equal funny

    • @aasthasapkota9773
      @aasthasapkota9773 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      On The Wall a

    • @emilyl3358
      @emilyl3358 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @ananya.a.
      @ananya.a. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sandeep Bjm wth no, I live in Mumbai.

  • @TheScienceBiome
    @TheScienceBiome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    0:32 that seamless transition though.

    • @ankitbal7917
      @ankitbal7917 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      D.A.B Science and More! Lol

    • @Big-km3kq
      @Big-km3kq 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      D.A.B Science and More! II

    • @ebrahimfaizullabhoy460
      @ebrahimfaizullabhoy460 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      D.A.B Science and More! I

    • @MM-tn9cf
      @MM-tn9cf 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      D.A.B Science and More! Lol 😆

    • @BobRossCat
      @BobRossCat 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Science Biome ikr

  • @scoa15pratikjoshi58
    @scoa15pratikjoshi58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@deftheocelot9125 that’s actually insanely awesome

    • @akiraaidenpadilla3598
      @akiraaidenpadilla3598 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @read8694
    @read8694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +727

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

  • @aura_above
    @aura_above 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3356

    I wanna be a plant when I grow up

    • @duckwithachainsaw2459
      @duckwithachainsaw2459 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Zenny LZ You do that. LUV YO SELF

    • @Baldoxxx4000
      @Baldoxxx4000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      search in youtube: feed me dexter

    • @hemapler5295
      @hemapler5295 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

    • @spritemultipack
      @spritemultipack 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Jack Duck what!

  • @endy7630
    @endy7630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

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

  • @burnadze
    @burnadze 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +171

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

    • @naniengine
      @naniengine 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Clearly. Because it's *than. :)

    • @HobbesHobbiton
      @HobbesHobbiton 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      XD my bad

    • @rubbish9231
      @rubbish9231 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @noeljobc.silveron8859
      @noeljobc.silveron8859 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @hanmckenna9700
      @hanmckenna9700 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hobbes Hobbiton ii

  • @eurovisioncyan9550
    @eurovisioncyan9550 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1398

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

    • @jackegor5649
      @jackegor5649 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Cyan Stickmin you again

    • @faheemmuhammad4468
      @faheemmuhammad4468 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Cyan Stickmin I

    • @jinnychin2171
      @jinnychin2171 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cyan Stickmin i

    • @hamsacc
      @hamsacc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cyan Stickmin I think you did that last time with gifs

  • @mikitimiki8604
    @mikitimiki8604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Weird to hear “electrical signals” when talking about plants

  • @cyrildominictan4478
    @cyrildominictan4478 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +183

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

    • @dzikrinasaira3475
      @dzikrinasaira3475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @haniejoycemallorca1239
      @haniejoycemallorca1239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @evanraymond8728
      @evanraymond8728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @evanraymond8728
      @evanraymond8728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @Mochibear_
    @Mochibear_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +84

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

    • @penyu1913
      @penyu1913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i mean life

    • @OnesFan1
      @OnesFan1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      #warchdominion

  • @rishabhdhiman9422
    @rishabhdhiman9422 6 ปีที่แล้ว +886

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

  • @repmel
    @repmel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Words I understood:
    bugs
    coloring
    fridge

  • @draconiclucard3738
    @draconiclucard3738 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    1:12 poor trees,their bark has ligma

  • @E--Drop
    @E--Drop 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +116

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

    • @laundrewashington3734
      @laundrewashington3734 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

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

    • @TheSomeawesome
      @TheSomeawesome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      E drop I have seen 0 of those comments

    • @opalthediloalt9595
      @opalthediloalt9595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

  • @chessplatinum8312
    @chessplatinum8312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

  • @Humongoose
    @Humongoose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +105

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

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

    • @traveel9409
      @traveel9409 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @jhonpaulmejia3988
      @jhonpaulmejia3988 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol
      Damn

    • @adeade3978
      @adeade3978 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Traveel they only reply to worthy comments

  • @brainarwhaltheillogicalpar6739
    @brainarwhaltheillogicalpar6739 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

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

  • @riot_baby2296
    @riot_baby2296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @byram101
    @byram101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @unicorns537
      @unicorns537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@asrnyigit4040 The universe itself.

    • @reliomese2873
      @reliomese2873 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aofwotfp
      With opposite goutlewwew
      No boy with oetfwvviloate

    • @rickrolluniversity2237
      @rickrolluniversity2237 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@asrnyigit4040 for example, a chair

  • @KD-lx1cr
    @KD-lx1cr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +349

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

    • @someguy4967
      @someguy4967 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tends to go with a latex allergy...

    • @mau345
      @mau345 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think its the latex get yourself some good quality pineapple

    • @golammorshed9082
      @golammorshed9082 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @cjmccrary2604
    @cjmccrary2604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @59master60
    @59master60 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @TheScienceBiome
    @TheScienceBiome 6 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Congratulations on 5 million subscribers!!!

  • @ClemensJason
    @ClemensJason 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Damn that background song is so calming

  • @Argus40120
    @Argus40120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    Too bad they can't defend against vegans

    • @Mecflura
      @Mecflura 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @soapmuncher3135
      @soapmuncher3135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Mecflura it's a joke gabriella

    • @marcoalen3823
      @marcoalen3823 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Mecflura bruh it was a joke

    • @NoName-wl5uo
      @NoName-wl5uo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Mecflura do you not know the word joke?

    • @rieqgreg2138
      @rieqgreg2138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @alexawolfy9211
      @alexawolfy9211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Humans: *learned to not detect heat on tounge*

  • @muriloloiola6490
    @muriloloiola6490 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @Brian-ib8sh
    @Brian-ib8sh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @JustARegularEverydayNormalGuy
    @JustARegularEverydayNormalGuy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +128

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

    • @catherinevo6060
      @catherinevo6060 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jelly Bean lol

    • @RrRR-lv9fu
      @RrRR-lv9fu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @sauravdas6136
      @sauravdas6136 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @HarsonoNg
      @HarsonoNg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      US will impose sanctions on these plants.

  • @insanebruh9678
    @insanebruh9678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @peyt332
    @peyt332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    had to watch this bc of school almost fell asleep

  • @AL-wc8oy
    @AL-wc8oy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @supercanadian0640
    @supercanadian0640 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Guess I'm sticking to grass

    • @theguy3956
      @theguy3956 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @hemapler5295
      @hemapler5295 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Flip a clip motions And the way they taste?

  • @ChiseledDiamond
    @ChiseledDiamond 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @allanthomas3701
    @allanthomas3701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    0:40 they also face the attack of vegetarians.

    • @prism2451
      @prism2451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @mahtajr5157
      @mahtajr5157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @rieqgreg2138
      @rieqgreg2138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rieqgreg2138 plants aren't sentient tho

    • @rieqgreg2138
      @rieqgreg2138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Plants are smarter than they look

  • @vulaiminh8135
    @vulaiminh8135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:54 the fridge of honor

  • @johnspinelli9396
    @johnspinelli9396 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @joshuachambers3372
    @joshuachambers3372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @ValdeLowry
      @ValdeLowry 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks for your very nice input !

    • @joshuachambers3372
      @joshuachambers3372 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @beni15945
      @beni15945 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same thing

  • @michaelmajid5142
    @michaelmajid5142 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @eocalive
    @eocalive 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @Pamven
    @Pamven 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @moron0000
    @moron0000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @scromberprofessionalautist1017
    @scromberprofessionalautist1017 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    THE HORSE DIED

  • @stormysamreen7062
    @stormysamreen7062 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

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

  • @antoniamontaro8661
    @antoniamontaro8661 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The artwork for this video is incredible! Sooo beautiful!

  • @jasminez5185
    @jasminez5185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    thanks Ted Ed

  • @jonesbrothers134
    @jonesbrothers134 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @Anastas1786
      @Anastas1786 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @funguseater2568
    @funguseater2568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5:08 those are bees not wasps

  • @SR-kd4wi
    @SR-kd4wi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @areadenial2343
    @areadenial2343 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thats what many years of evolution will do

    • @anthonyc4138
      @anthonyc4138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ricky-by3zm yep

    • @Mecflura
      @Mecflura 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @ProTayToeGamer
    @ProTayToeGamer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    *The amazing ways TH-cam defends itself*

    • @TLOKkiante
      @TLOKkiante 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Demonization

  • @tp3677
    @tp3677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @gabrielkawa3477
    @gabrielkawa3477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @michaelferto6588
    @michaelferto6588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jayfawn8478
    @jayfawn8478 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I like to join TedEd coloring competition.

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ujjvalpatel5353
    @ujjvalpatel5353 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ha Ha Ha , office fridge .

  • @niyatimahawar9464
    @niyatimahawar9464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @nitroptics
    @nitroptics 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @drsharkboy6568
    @drsharkboy6568 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @yote847
      @yote847 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *your best friend intensifies*

  • @firenzarfrenzy4985
    @firenzarfrenzy4985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @MerciBrandon
    @MerciBrandon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:08 it’s flowey

  • @Balancinglife
    @Balancinglife 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely mind blowing!

  • @dennistang4734
    @dennistang4734 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @ichigopockychan
      @ichigopockychan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Galey Luu Speak 4 yourself. Chocolate makes me sick.

    • @seafoam8845
      @seafoam8845 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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