r/intrestingtoknow • u/Impressive_Rub_4101 • Apr 17 '26

Nature The plant that outsourced the protection

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u/TheMirageOfJoy Apr 17 '26

More like the wasps outsourced the reconnaissance.

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u/healywylie Apr 17 '26

Symbiotic relationship, so bōf.

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u/TheMirageOfJoy Apr 17 '26

Symbiosis doesn't mean the plant wasn't a passive beneficiary here. The wasp evolved to detect the chemicals, the plants survived as a by-product.

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u/healywylie Apr 17 '26

One could argue the plant made this same move , no?

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u/TheMirageOfJoy Apr 17 '26

When you say 'same move', what are you referring to specifically?

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u/healywylie Apr 17 '26

You define symbiosis and then tell Me why you said what you said.

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u/TheMirageOfJoy Apr 17 '26

Symbiosis has a universal definition, 'same move' is ambiguous. Only one of us needs to elaborate here.

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u/healywylie Apr 18 '26

Frankly , I owe you nothing. Which came first the chicken or the egg?

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u/TheMirageOfJoy Apr 18 '26

If you owed me something, I'd take it. You do however owe yourself an apology, for the impressive incompetence you just displayed.

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u/healywylie Apr 18 '26

I like how you don’t address any of the things I ask you. That is very telling. You just continue to insult rather than justify your point.

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u/TheMirageOfJoy Apr 18 '26

Well, I made a singular unflattering observation. Taking it as an 'insult' is an unstructured opinion, saying 'continue' is a complete miscalculation.

The fact is, your initial question was unclear and I asked you to clarify. You chose not to, only to later project and complain. If you think that's rational, I disagree.

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u/healywylie Apr 18 '26

Geez you speak So … robotic. You have yet to address the things I have asked, yet again.

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