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Thigmonastic movement of leaflets in Mimosa pudica. A: Leaflets open; B: leaflets closing due to touch-induced changes in cell turgor of cells within the pulvinus, a structure located at the base of each leaflet. C: Leaflets closed. The time-lapse between each photograph is about 1 sec.
