Tumblr Thread: Humans Consume Toxic Plants For Fun

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Eric Lund
Oct 18, 2021 10:00 PM EDT

Human beings are so preoccupied with our fears and perceived frailty that sometimes we overlook the fact that things like coffee and hot peppers are the way they are so that certain animals and pests can't eat them. So puff that chest out and remember that when you order latte that you're basically eating pesticide because it makes you focus better at work. For more tumblr discussion on the wonders of the human condition, here's a story about aliens having to fight bears when they invade earth.

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    Font - REI tilthat TIL plants make caffeine to defend themselves against pests. Caffeine is toxic to birds, dogs, cats, and it has a pronounced adverse effect on mollusks, various insects, and spiders. via reddit.com
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    Rectangle - icedsilver Coffee plant: *evolves caffeine* Safe at last Humans: (J) xekstrin Why are we like this....
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    Rectangle - one-for-all-plus-ultra the fact that we can't drink sea water even tho its the most common type of water just bc its 3% salt yet we can safely consume multiple forms of literal poison and even benefit from doing so just blows my f.uking mind
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    Rectangle - themiscyra1983 Peppers: Now that I have capsaicin, no mammal will eat me! ONLY BIRDS. THE BIRDS WILL SPREAD MY SEEDS. Humans: oh my god this burns so good Peppers: wut
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    Rectangle - jumpingjacktrash poppies: at last, i have evolved my sap to the point where anything that eats me will sleep... FOREVER humans who are about to invent painkillers: hey guess what
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    Font - cacklebarnacle tobacco: finally i can grow in peace, no more insects munching on my leaves. humans holding matches: my, my, what do we have here? doctornanitesreblogs Mint: Stay off me bugs or l'll poison you! Humans: Yeah l'm gonna need to put this poison in my dessert and mix it with chocolate.
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    Smile - theindependentconservative Aliens Studying the Planet: "nervous laughter* What the fek?
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