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Did you know that there's a plant can dance to the rhythm of music? An extraordinary spectacle nature, Dancing Plant, known scientifically as Codariocalyx motorius, first waltzed into public consciousness in late 19th century.
Only recently, during a British expedition, that this enigmatic green performer was rediscovered in the tropical rainforests of Bangladesh, India and Southeast Asia. A leafy shrub capable of reaching heights of up to 2 meters, its name 'motorius' is a tribute to its peculiar ability - the ability to move its leaves in rhythm. This plant does not just sway aimlessly in the wind, instead it exhibits a rhythmic, almost choreographed movement in response to certain frequencies of sound. In fact, the Dancing Plant is so responsive to musical beats that Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, a notable Indian scientist, used it in his research to demonstrate plant sensitivity to sound in the early 1900s. Despite the exhaustive studies, Dancing plant still remains nature’s mystery and continues to spark the curiosity of botanists and plant enthusiasts around the world.

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