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minus-squareSeabassDan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoWhat’s the apparent evolutionary purpose for developing caffeine?
minus-squareRoss_audio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoA really bitter tasting pesticide essentially. Us mammals coming along recently has changed some things.
minus-squareDuranie@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoRoasty caffeine 😁. Mmmmmm…
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoOr hot peppers… Peppers: Mammals no eat, only birds! Humans: Hold my rotten peach, I’ma set my tongue on fire lolz
minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoSame as nicotine. It keeps insects away
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIirc it slows down a type of caterpillars who eat the leaves and makes them smell yummier to predators but i don’t remember where i saw it
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoThat’s a good question tbh. If I remember correctly, the effects on other animals (was it insects?) is very different from ours.
minus-squareDhs92@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIt’s toxic to insects, so it’s a natural pesticide iirc
What’s the apparent evolutionary purpose for developing caffeine?
A really bitter tasting pesticide essentially.
Us mammals coming along recently has changed some things.
Roasty caffeine 😁. Mmmmmm…
Or hot peppers…
Peppers: Mammals no eat, only birds!
Humans: Hold my rotten peach, I’ma set my tongue on fire lolz
Same as nicotine. It keeps insects away
Iirc it slows down a type of caterpillars who eat the leaves and makes them smell yummier to predators but i don’t remember where i saw it
That’s a good question tbh. If I remember correctly, the effects on other animals (was it insects?) is very different from ours.
It’s toxic to insects, so it’s a natural pesticide iirc