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minus-squareWhipperSnapper@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoIn the case of peppers, birds are immune to the effect of capsaicin. It strikes me as an evolutionary way of ensuring your seeds get spread as far as possible, by something that flies. Could just be chance, though, I’m no expert.
minus-squareEddoWagt@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAll of evolution is just chance, but it sure is interesting to see what random chance can do if given enough time
In the case of peppers, birds are immune to the effect of capsaicin. It strikes me as an evolutionary way of ensuring your seeds get spread as far as possible, by something that flies.
Could just be chance, though, I’m no expert.
All of evolution is just chance, but it sure is interesting to see what random chance can do if given enough time