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[โ€“] qarbone@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

How much "exploring" do sedentary lifeforms (plants, mussels, etc) really get up to?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_root_ganglion

Bivalves such as mussels are aware of many stimuli but are generally incapable of safely relocating making them one of the incredibly few exceptions to the rule.

I would generally assume any alien lifeform we encounter would be closer to humans than bivalves.