Sunday, January 11, 2009

MOTHER: GREENEST


Plants usually comes across "good-luck-good-bye" types of mothers.They're great at making baby clothes, wrapping their seeds in sophisticated coatings that keep away pests but let in spring rains. They also pack good luch for the young ones venturing out into the world.Plant mothers may regulate the temperature of their embryos, somewhat as a bird warms eggs in her nest.Other plants make investments that benefit their offspring after they sprout. Even after they've died, parents in several species continue to give their young a boost by providing a sheltering environment. Others prep their offspring in a botanical version of giving good advice to their young. So in such ways plant mothers are somewhat like our mothers wouldn't you think so?

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