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Discovery of Boquila's Mimicry
- While walking in a Chilean forest, Ernesto Gianoli discovered a vine mimicking the leaves of another plant.
- This vine, Boquila trifoliolata, was copying the color, texture, size, and even spiky tips of nearby leaves.
Plant Vision Theory
- Plant neurobiologists theorize that plants might have a form of vision using lens-like cells.
- This theory suggests Boquila could be "seeing" other plants and mimicking them.
Plastic Plant Experiment
- A study placed Boquila next to plastic plants to test the vision theory.
- Boquila seemed to copy the plastic plants, initially suggesting vision might be involved.