Botanists Don’t Give Credit: Oaks Can ‘Deceive’ Their Predators by Masking the Beginning of Spring

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Nature hides amazing survival mechanisms that challenge the traditional understanding of botany. An international study reveals that oaks do not act as passive subjects in the face of the climate, but as strategists capable of delaying their sprouting to protect themselves.This tactic of "temporal camouflage" desyncronizes the appearance of leaves with the hunger of caterpillars, guaranteeing the resilience of the forest.The amazing ability of o…