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[-] tweeks@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago

I thought that plants benefited from having their fruits eaten. As animals (like humans) defecate the seeds in different places, with enough manure to grow.

[-] WhipperSnapper@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 4 points 9 months ago

All of evolution is just chance, but it sure is interesting to see what random chance can do if given enough time

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