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[–] SeabassDan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What's the apparent evolutionary purpose for developing caffeine?

[–] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A really bitter tasting pesticide essentially.

Us mammals coming along recently has changed some things.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 years ago

Or hot peppers...

Peppers: Mammals no eat, only birds!

Humans: Hold my rotten peach, I'ma set my tongue on fire lolz

[–] Duranie@literature.cafe 2 points 2 years ago

Roasty caffeine 😁. Mmmmmm...

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago

Same as nicotine. It keeps insects away

[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years 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@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

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