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[-] Dasnap@lemmy.world 82 points 8 months ago

"Can you make me spicy as fuck so no creatures want to eat me?"

"OK bruv flawless plan."

[-] raydenuni@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 8 months ago

Still a good joke as we're mammals, but peppers's spice is so that birds, and not mammals, eat their seeds and poop them out far away as birds aren't bothered by capsaicin.

[-] Ferris@infosec.pub 10 points 8 months ago

lending purpose to an evolutionary trait is a mistake. It is possibly that mechanism by which they attained some degree of success, but evolution doesn't 'think' unless youre into predeterminism like that.

[-] raydenuni@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Totally. Perhaps a better way to phrase it would be, the successful result of the adaptation was that birds spread their seeds instead of mammals. Until us.

[-] Ferris@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago

the correct response to mine may be 'why crabs then?' to which i have no response xD

[-] Dasnap@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Birds going to their local Mexican and complaining that the 'Anus Scorcher Tacos' are too bland

[-] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

And it would have worked flawlessly if it weren't for humans, the single most metal species to have ever graced this planet, that likes to subject itself to mild and moderate suffering for amusement and recreational purposes.

[-] CptEnder@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Also humans: Imma smoke you too

this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2024
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