Plant Life Gets "Knocked Out"

Plants are living things. When an Egyptian cotton leafworm eats the leaves of a lima bean plant, the natural voltage at the membranes of the plant’s cells changes in a matter of seconds. This is essentially a knock out of the electrical charge of that plant.

The voltage at the membrane drops from about -130 to -90 millivolts within seconds. This depolarisation spreads out quickly across the attacked leaf as the leafworm begins its meal. The leaf is "knocked out."

Just thought you might like to know.