Plants Communicate in Surprising Ways

Hi guys! So by now, most of the scientific community has accepted that plants communicate with one another. This process has best been illustrated through VOC (volatile organic compounds) that plants release into the air during times of danger, but there are a couple other really cool ways that plants communicate besides what chemicals they release into the air. First, I stumbled upon one article with some adorable illustrations that explains how plants use "ultrasonic clicking" sounds to communicate with one another.

Here is the link to that article, if you wanted to understand the mechanism in detail (the clicking is mentioned towards the end):  https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2014/04/29/307981803/plants-talk-plants-listen-here-s-how

Additionally, plants communicate beneath the soil as well. This article explains how plants use those mycorrhizal fungi that we learned about to communicate. The fungi form a network among the roots beneath the soil, facilitating plant-to-plant communication. https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38727/title/Plant-Talk/

Take a look at the articles if they interest you! Or, at least look at the drawings in the first article because they are pretty the most adorable depiction of plants that I have ever seen :)