Believe it or not, some plants can feel just like us, but even better, thanks to thigmotropism. Thigmotropism is a plant’s way of touching, or feeling. Thigmotropism is one of the tropisms, in which plants use to react with their environments. “Scientifically defined, it is the directional response of a plant organ to touch or physical contact with a solid object (1).” When a plant comes into contact with an object of a solid state, the response is to curl around it. “A Morning Glorie’s sense of touch is ten times higher than that of a humans (1).” Morning Glories are a great example of thigmotropism, hanging onto whatever contact they can. The real action in thigmotropism is in the tendrils. The tendrils are the actual things that feel for
