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[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 months ago (12 children)

I think that's a bad example because alcohol develops when sugar is half digested by microorganisms. Not sure about the details but alcohol isn't "actively" added to fruits by the plant. The plant wants you to eat the fruit and shit the stone into the woods. Alcohol is a byproduct nobody intended.

Better examples are caffeine, hotness in chili, ...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (7 children)

What's the apparent evolutionary purpose for developing caffeine?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's a good question tbh. If I remember correctly, the effects on other animals (was it insects?) is very different from ours.

[–] Dhs92 7 points 8 months ago

It's toxic to insects, so it's a natural pesticide iirc

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