The Smell of Cut Grass
If you have ever cut grass or even been around fresh-cut grass then you have probably have smelled it. The smell of cut grass in recent years has been identified as the plant’s way of signaling distress, but new research from scientists at Texas A & M says the aroma also summons beneficial insects to the rescue.
The insects that eat the grass are called armyworms because they are huge worms that eat the grass. Many animals eat them such as birds and other insects. The armyworms have a distress signal that can be used when the grass gets cut by a lawnmower or by another type of harmful insect eating the grass blade. The signal is the armyworm's protection.
The smell of cut grass can be both a distress signal or a way to call helpful insects.
I think it is cool how the smell is destress signal but also a way to call army worms. I also think army worm is a cool name for a worm. do you know how big the army worms are?
ReplyDeleteThe armyworm is actually a moth and they grow about a inch long with a 1 1/2 inch long wingspan.
DeleteI like the way you wrote this article and thought it was really interesting, How big is an armyworm?
ReplyDeleteThe armyworm is actually a moth and they grow about a inch long with a 1 1/2 inch long wingspan.
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