FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoTaste the flavorlemmy.worldimagemessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up1648arrow-down15
arrow-up1643arrow-down1imageTaste the flavorlemmy.worldFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square56linkfedilink
minus-squarehydrashok@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up64arrow-down1·1 month agoPlant: develops high amounts of capsaicin to ward off predators Humans: ooh, this would be great with chicken! Plant: am I a joke to you?
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·1 month agoHumans: YOU TWO PLANTS NEED TO FUCK, I NEED YOUR OFFSPRING TO BE HOTTER
minus-squareCapt. Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 month agoSimilarly: Yeast: I’m going to eat all this sugar and produce a toxin that will kill off competing organisms! Humans: HAHA! Funny juice make head all silly…
minus-squaretomi000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoIt is not meant to ward off predators though. Being eaten is the goal, thats how the seeds are scattered.
minus-squarethevoidzero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 month agoIt is to ward off mammals. Their goal is to be eaten by birds, birds can’t taste capsaicin, so it’s just normal food. And birds distribute the seeds.
Plant: develops high amounts of capsaicin to ward off predators
Humans: ooh, this would be great with chicken!
Plant: am I a joke to you?
Humans: YOU TWO PLANTS NEED TO FUCK, I NEED YOUR OFFSPRING TO BE HOTTER
Similarly:
Yeast: I’m going to eat all this sugar and produce a toxin that will kill off competing organisms!
Humans: HAHA! Funny juice make head all silly…
It is not meant to ward off predators though. Being eaten is the goal, thats how the seeds are scattered.
It is to ward off mammals. Their goal is to be eaten by birds, birds can’t taste capsaicin, so it’s just normal food. And birds distribute the seeds.