A lot of sweet fruits are designed to be digested by animals and their seeds shitted out in a pile of organic animal poo to fertilize it and allow it to grow.
this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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Nature doesn't literally "preslice" oranges, but the way oranges are structured can make them easier to separate into segments. Oranges are made up of individual sections called carpels, which are filled with juice sacs. This natural segmentation allows for easy separation when you peel or break apart the fruit.
The design of oranges and other citrus fruits is an evolutionary adaptation that helps with seed dispersal. When animals eat the fruit, they often discard the seeds, allowing new plants to grow in different locations. The juicy segments also attract animals, ensuring that the fruit is consumed and the seeds are spread.
I had to search 😢
Ultimately, the plant stumbled upon the most advantageous adaptation on the planet - being useful to humans.
Shouldn’t you be working intently right now, and not researching oranges??
fun fact the fruit was first, the colour was named after it. before that, people called the colour orange "yellow-red"