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Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in... by shredprez on Sunday April 02, 2023 @08:30AM (#35409869)
The person you’re responding to is talking about other organisms (ie not the tree), which seems compatible with your observation here.

Trees might be screaming/bubble-popping into the abyss for simple physical reasons, but if cavitation is very important to some creature, there’s a decent chance that creature has evolved to sense these vibrations.

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Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in... by TeMPOraL on Sunday April 02, 2023 @05:48PM (#35415614)
Random guess: woodpeckers might, as for them this may be a way to detect which trees offer most food for least effort.

Ironically, something I didn't realize until now, and what also confirms the original point: apparently[0] the drumming itself turned into form of communication for woodpeckers.

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[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodpecker#Drumming

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