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Re:When They Hear Plants Crying, Moths Make a Decision by brushfoot on Sunday December 08, 2024 @12:45PM (#42358604)
Agreed, especially given the idea of plants feeling pain has been used to attempt to discredit or debunk vegetarian ethics—even though it's not true in that sense.

Using a poetic descriptor like "mournful" in this context seems out of place.

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Re:When They Hear Plants Crying, Moths Make a Decision by pkphilip on Sunday December 08, 2024 @08:34PM (#42362319)
Plants do emit sounds when distressed:

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/plants-emit-ultras...

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Re:When They Hear Plants Crying, Moths Make a Decision by beala on Sunday December 08, 2024 @09:25PM (#42362555)
My car also emits different sounds when it's malfunctioning, but I don't go on to ascribe it an emotional state such as "mournful wailing."
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