We humans today use about 1,500 different languages to communicate. But do you know that the plants and animals around us also have languages that allow them to "talk" to each other? Both land and water plants and animals have a special chemical "language" that they use to communicate. These communication chemicals are called info-chemicals (information-carrying chemicals). When a bee visits a flower, it is not just random! The flower releases info-chemicals that the bee can sense, which invite the bee to visit the flower and help the flower to pollinate. So, the next time you see a bee visiting a flower, maybe you will think about the role that info-chemicals play for the beautiful flowers around us.
What about marine animals and plants, those that live in the oceans? We know that some marine animals communicate using sounds, like the dolphins producing clicking sounds or the singing of whales, but this is not the only way for marine organisms to talk to each other. Marine organisms mostly talk to each other using info-chemicals, which are known as the "language of life" in the sea.

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