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minus-squaremassive_bereavementlinkfedilink9•5 months 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-square@SkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•5 months agoAnd now we are cultivating peppers. So the strategy still worked evolutionarily speaking, only not like the peppers intended.
minus-square@johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•5 months 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 AssmanlinkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months 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