1.0Naturehttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/natureMary Kennedyhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/author/mkennedy/What Plants Talk About ~ How Plants Defend Themselves | Classroom | Nature | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GkBpA6fLWK"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/classroom/plants-talk-plants-defend/"> How Plants Defend Themselves</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/classroom/plants-talk-plants-defend/embed/#?secret=GkBpA6fLWK" width="600" height="338" title="“ How Plants Defend Themselves” — Nature" data-secret="GkBpA6fLWK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
//# sourceURL=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js
/* ]]> */
</script>
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/files/2014/11/How-Plants-Defend-Themselves_Output-1280x720.png1280720In this video segment from Nature: "What Plants Talk About," ecologist Ian Baldwin explains the many different and highly sophisticated ways in which plants, like wild tobacco, have adapted to identify and defend themselves from predators in hostile and often unfamiliar environments.