🌿 This plant can move — fast — and it’s not a trick. The sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) is one of the rare plants capable of rapid movement, reacting within seconds to touch, vibration, heat, or even sudden changes in light. When stimulated, its delicate leaflets fold inward and the stems droop as if the plant is “shutting down.” What’s actually happening is pure plant physiology. At the base of each leaf is a structure called a pulvinus, which acts like a hydraulic hinge. When the plant is di
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