Time-Lapse Videos Show the Movement of Plants During an Ordinary Day

Your houseplants don’t sit still all day long, even though it may look like that. They actually move a lot but do it slowly, so you can’t really notice—unless you take a video and fast-forward it. That’s exactly what the videos below show. The time-lapse videos we’re sharing with you today will show you plants from a different perspective and it may surprise you how active they are during the day. 

One of our favorite videos on this topic was published on Twitter by Melora_1 back in September and it quickly went viral, getting nearly nine million views so far. The video includes a red clock so you can tell how much time is passing as the plants move.

There are more similar videos below and if you get really into them you can easily search for more by exploring the social media accounts that shared them in the first place. It’s oddly satisfying to see the activity of plants that usually look like they are standing still and, to be completely honest, it’s a little frightening, too!