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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I never knew birds were immune until I got pet parrots, they love eating jalapeños, seeds and all, same with those little red Thai peppers. It doesn't bother them, but then they give me spicy kisses and it burns

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

feed them a carolina reaper so they turn into flying bioweapons

[–] potpotato@artemis.camp 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Worst porn ever.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I thought the new theory is that capsaicin is for discouraging mold and fungal growth.

[–] jennwiththesea@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Whoa, I had no idea! And apparently the research is being done at the best university in the world. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chemical-warfare-peppers-fight-fungus/

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I thought it was to facilitate the spread of seeds, by giving the eaters a loose and runny stomach, passing relatively quickly through the digestive tract.

[–] Moc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Scientists applying evopsych to inanimate objects?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Depends on your how wrong your definition of inanimate is. Plants are alive and evolve. No psych motivations needed.

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

could be both

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It also kills insects!

[–] Klystron@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

My grandma carried fresh jalapeno peppers in her purse for years so when she went out to eat she had something spicy too. That's the story of how I ended up eating jalapenos with every meal.