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minus-squaremassive_bereavement@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 年前That’s like Capsaicin, which was supposed to deter mammals so birds could eat the fruit and “drop” the seeds in a distant place.
minus-squareThe Assman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前And now I’m dropping them in the chipotle bathroom
minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 年前And now we are cultivating peppers. So the strategy still worked evolutionarily speaking, only not like the peppers intended.
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 年前 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.”
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 I’m dropping them in the chipotle bathroom
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.”