A Field Guide to the Senses
by
Daniel Chamovitz
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it actually feel an insect's tiny, spindly legs? And how do cherry blossoms know when to bloom? Can they actually remember the weather?
For centuries we have collectively marveled at plant diversity and form—from Charles Darwin's early...