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Why did hot peppers evolve?
I was just reading some of the posts in the recent "cats?" thread. The
discussion turned to hot pepper and it reminded me of something I have been wondering about. Plants produce fruit for only one reason, right? To attract an animal to eat it and carry the seeds away to new locations. So why did hot peppers evolve to be so hot? It's almost like there must be an advantage to the plant to repel animals and keep the seeds from spreading. Well, that can't be. Is there an animal that is attracted to the hotness? I think I remember that birds aren't affected by hot peppers. Is that the key to my little mystery? Steve |
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