Cortell@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIs jellyfish vegan?message-squaremessage-square269fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down122file-text
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minus-squarecuriosityLynx@kglitch.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoTobacco and tomato plants do something similar. They produce more nicotine to poison the insects eating them and also warn their neighbours. (Yes, tomatoes also produce nicotine, and it is technically possible to become slightly addicted to tomatoes if you have a very tomato-heavy diet)
minus-squaremerde alors@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agonicotine in the tomato too (which the plant produces for the animals to eat and spread its grains) or rather in the leaves, flowers and stem?
minus-squarecuriosityLynx@kglitch.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAs far as I know it’s in the fruit as well to some snall degree, but I’m no expert
minus-squareMininux@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agomoral of the story: if you have an addiction, replace it with tomatoes
Tobacco and tomato plants do something similar. They produce more nicotine to poison the insects eating them and also warn their neighbours.
(Yes, tomatoes also produce nicotine, and it is technically possible to become slightly addicted to tomatoes if you have a very tomato-heavy diet)
nicotine in the tomato too (which the plant produces for the animals to eat and spread its grains) or rather in the leaves, flowers and stem?
As far as I know it’s in the fruit as well to some snall degree, but I’m no expert
moral of the story: if you have an addiction, replace it with tomatoes