FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoTaste the flavorlemmy.worldimagemessage-square112linkfedilinkarrow-up1940arrow-down18cross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
arrow-up1932arrow-down1imageTaste the flavorlemmy.worldFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square112linkfedilinkcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
minus-squarehydrashok@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up100arrow-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-up85·1 month agoHumans: YOU TWO PLANTS NEED TO FUCK, I NEED YOUR OFFSPRING TO BE HOTTER
minus-squareJunkers_Klunker@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up30·1 month ago*Humans: YOU TWO PLANTS NEED TO FUCK, I NEED YOUR OFFSPRING TO BE HOTTER
minus-squareCapt. Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·1 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-squarethe_beber@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoWell… it‘s also killing humans, so… plan worked ig?
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-up28·1 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.
minus-squaredarvocet@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI eat a lot of pepper and I never poop out seeds. Nerd.
minus-squareLeon@pawb.socialcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoNot to get all up in your business but wow, you’re being really lazy and disrupting the circle of life here buddy. You should poop more 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
*Humans: YOU TWO
PLANTSNEED TO FUCK, I NEED YOUR OFFSPRING TO BE HOTTERSimilarly:
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…
Well… it‘s also killing humans, so… plan worked ig?
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.
I eat a lot of pepper and I never poop out seeds. Nerd.
Not to get all up in your business but wow, you’re being really lazy and disrupting the circle of life here buddy. You should poop more seeds.