They don’t have a brain really and kinda just float there. Do they even feel pain?

  • curiosityLynx
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    21 year ago

    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)

    • merde alors
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      11 year ago

      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?

      • curiosityLynx
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        11 year ago

        As far as I know it’s in the fruit as well to some snall degree, but I’m no expert