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The flowers of the Crotalaria cunninghamii plant resemble tiny hummingbirds (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/natureisfuckinglit@lemmy.world

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[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

This is wild

[–] SuzyQ@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does the plant know what hummingbirds looks like?

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't! It evolved this way through natural selection over eons

[–] pm_me_your_thoughts@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the benefit here? attracts more hummings to polinate? Or keeps worms away?

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Keep worms away? I don't think worms can see birds...

[–] naught@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No idea! It's important not to ascribe purpose or intent to beneficial but random mutations. It must do something. Like you're saying, more pollinators or scare away pests etc. Somehow it is evolutionarily beneficial for reproducing with the additional benefit of being sick af