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minus-squareTomassci@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 年前Same goes for chilli peppers, which aren’t hot for birds, since their receptors are incompatible
minus-squareMTK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 年前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!
minus-squarehex@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前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.
Same goes for chilli peppers, which aren’t hot for birds, since their receptors are incompatible
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!
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.