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minus-squaremassive_bereavement@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·20 days agoThat’s like Capsaicin, which was supposed to deter mammals so birds could eat the fruit and “drop” the seeds in a distant place.
minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·20 days agoAnd now we are cultivating peppers. So the strategy still worked evolutionarily speaking, only not like the peppers intended.
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·20 days ago only not like the peppers intended. I know what you’re saying but also that’s not how evolution works. More of a case of “the reason why an adaptation proves advantageous may change completely over time.”
minus-squareThe Assman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 days agoAnd now I’m dropping them in the chipotle bathroom
That’s like Capsaicin, which was supposed to deter mammals so birds could eat the fruit and “drop” the seeds in a distant place.
And now we are cultivating peppers. So the strategy still worked evolutionarily speaking, only not like the peppers intended.
I know what you’re saying but also that’s not how evolution works. More of a case of “the reason why an adaptation proves advantageous may change completely over time.”
And now I’m dropping them in the chipotle bathroom