I am in awe and wonder at the genius and intelligence of Mother Nature. As our region succumbed to some rather noxious air quality conditions in this recent month of July (due to numerous uncontrolled wildfires burning upwind from us in Canada), I noticed the Morning Glory plants adorning our neighbor's house stayed closed shut tightly instead of opening up with their usual expression of joy and color (and photosynthetic programming). I have just learned that this is due to an internal survival skill known as "nastic movement" which comes from the scientific terms of photonasty, thermonasty, and hydronasty. The plants somehow knew that it would be dangerous, unprofitable, and, therefore, pointless to open for business on those particular days--under those kinds of conditions.
And they say plants aren't intelligent!
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