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When life gives ya lemons. (mander.xyz)

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[–] Tomassci@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Same goes for chilli peppers, which aren't hot for birds, since their receptors are incompatible

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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Cool Thing about that is that the theory is that it was selected for exactly to ward off non birds so that only birds eat it and the seeds go further!

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[–] hex@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Woah. Imagine the first spicy plant. The mammals stay away from it, but the birds still eat it. They then bring the plant to a place where the plant doesn't exist yet. Plant flourishes. Repeat.

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