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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 68722752 United States 04/30/2015 10:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.telegraph.co.uk] Naturalists have always believed that flowers had developed a bright and vibrant appearance to attract insects, mammals and birds needed for cross-pollination. But biologists from three universities have published a report which disproves the theory - claiming the striking red colour deters herbivores because of high cyanide levels. The team studied plants in Western Australia and found the need to defend themselves against predators has been a major factor in their evolution. Experts from the Universities of Plymouth and Portsmouth and Curtin University, in Western Australia discovered consistently higher levels of cyanide in the large, red flowers - such as roses and poppies - which commonly employed by plants to deter herbivores. |
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User ID: 68618202 United States 04/30/2015 10:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you get off the meat you won't have to live by these silly rules any more. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2823155 What a ridiculous existence. As a vegan myself i wouldnt go as far as saying any living creature has a ridiculous existence. “When you’re dead you’re dead, but you’re not quite so dead if you contribute something” -John Dunsworth |