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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

TIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does it

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TIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does it

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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  • CrayonRosary@lemmy.world
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    Bullshit

    After a decade of the original study describing the species mimicry capabilities in 2014, no independent research groups have verified the field observations

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      Examples of Boquila trifoliolata mimicking the leaves of other plants. Yellow arrows point to leaves of Boquila trifoliolata that are mimicking other species in A-G. Image H shows what Boquila trifoliolata leaves look like when they’re not mimicking other plants. Ernesto Gianoli/Trends in Plant Science

      https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2022/11/30/23473062/plant-mimicry-boquila-trifoliolata

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        It’s probably just different plants. If it can’t be reproduced in the 10 years since the one study, why do you presume the study is correct?

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          Here’s a scholarly article from 2022. What say you? All lies?

          https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8903786/

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            I was simply quoting the article you linked.

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              Calling something bullshit and continuing to do so after being shown evidence it isn’t is not simply quoting an article.

              And I notice you still haven’t admitted it isn’t bullshit despite being shown that it isn’t.

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    What is the evolutionary advantage? It’s not like the host plant can see it.

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    After I die, I wanna be a vine. Or a cat.

    I’ll take either option. Do I get an option?

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      You can be dust, or bones.

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