"You may have encountered them when lifting a brick or a damp object, and you may have even felt disgusted and wondered what nature was thinking when it created them. Well, we're here to tell you that oniscids, better known as "woodlice" or "pill bugs", are a suborder of terrestrial isopod crustaceans whose function in creation is none other than to eliminate heavy metals like mercury, cadmium, and lead from the earth, which are extremely harmful to humans. They contribute to cleaning the soil and aquifers and confirm once again the wisdom of nature! Don't harm them

Credit &Text by Aurore Claude"

 

 

 

For centuries, plants seemed like passive, silent life forms—rooted in place, living without awareness. But science is now telling a different story.

Plants communicate constantly. They send out chemical distress signals when bitten by insects. They emit ultrasonic cries—clicks so high-pitched, only special microphones can detect them. And beneath our feet, they’re wired into a vast underground network of fungal roots, whispering secrets across the forest floor.

It’s called the “Wood Wide Web”—a living internet where trees and plants share nutrients, warn each other of danger, and even support weaker neighbors. One tomato plant under attack can alert its entire row. A single stressed pea plant can trigger defenses in dozens of others—without ever being touched.

Some flowers even sweeten their nectar when they “hear” a bee’s buzz.

And corn? It can summon wasps to fight off caterpillars.

This isn’t science fiction. It’s plant intelligence—without a brain, but with an entire network of responses, defenses, and alliances.

We’re just beginning to understand their language.

They’ve been speaking all along.

#PlantIntelligence #NatureIsSpeaking

~Forgotten Stories