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minus-squarebuss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·7 months agoOr they produce it exactly because animals are entertained by it to spread its spores. Or it’s random. Or who the hell knows. 🤷♂️
minus-squareDonkter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 months ago Psychedelic mushrooms likely developed their “magical” properties to trip up fungi-munching insects, suggests new research https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227115548.htm Scientists. Scientists are who knows.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoThese things usually aren’t random. It takes energy for the organism to make it, so there’s usually some evolutionary advantage.
Or they produce it exactly because animals are entertained by it to spread its spores. Or it’s random. Or who the hell knows. 🤷♂️
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227115548.htm
Scientists. Scientists are who knows.
These things usually aren’t random. It takes energy for the organism to make it, so there’s usually some evolutionary advantage.