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[-] Hello_there@kbin.social 124 points 2 years ago

So, it's more interesting than this. The trees are playing the squirrels. There's a normal amount of acorns that can support a normal amount of squirrels. But once every few years, the trees make a bunch more acorns. More than the normal amount of squirrels can eat. But not frequent enough that the number of squirrels increase. So the squirrels go crazy and hide em everywhere that year, but there's no way they can eat them all, so there are a bunch of acorns planted.
Tldr: trees manipulate # of acorns to get squirrels to plant more.

[-] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago

It's amazing nature found this blindly and it was the most efficient way to propagate as a species.

[-] stockRot@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago

It was a good enough* way to propagate as a species

[-] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Local minimum, not a global minimum. Evolution is one long autoregressive process.

[-] SkinnyTimmy@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I just learned two new words

[-] ikapoz@sh.itjust.works 93 points 2 years ago

Acorn trees? You mean oak trees?

[-] Sammy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 70 points 2 years ago

The ones that make acorns. Acorn tree. ‘S got acorns on it, what else do you call it?

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Bruh, I know the difference, and you know the difference, but the person I shamelessly stole this meme from doesn't. Please file your concerns with them.

[-] SexyTimeSasquatch@lemmy.world 89 points 2 years ago

By reposting the meme, you have implicitly accepted full responsibility for it's content. That's like rule 7 of the Internet or something.

[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago

Fight Club Rule 7: Fights will go on as long as they have to.

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago

You're right, but I've said it before, and I'll say it again - they can't all be winners.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Please file your complaint with someone who gives a shit

[-] curiousaur@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago

Here's your dunce cap: ∆

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

To whomever it may concern:

The fuck is that???

[-] CoolMatt@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I interpreted it to be from the squirrel's perspective. Let alone miraculously knowing what an acorn and a tree are called, how do you expect a squirrel to know it's an Oak tree?

[-] duckington@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Haha yes indeed therein lies the humor ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[-] ViscloReader@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

But not for you, only for your grand x 100 children

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You don't get a 250 year old forest in 25 years

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago

Well, not with that attitude.

[-] XbSuper@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

? I planted an oak tree when I was 6, it's now over 40ft tall, and is currently dropping more acorns than the squirrels can handle. I'm 37 now for reference.

[-] SugarSnack@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Ever met a 30 year old squirrel? Idk to be honest I have no idea how long they live

[-] XbSuper@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

5-10 years, I just looked it up. So 1st set of grandkids should be able to benefit, as it's dropping acorns by year 10 or so

[-] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

But they mature within a year. So a generation would be every year for squirrels.

[-] hunter2@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

What a hero, single-handedly counteracting deforestation. You go squirrel man, you go!

[-] Norgur@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

"Accidentally"
"Forgetting"

[-] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 years ago

That was the goal all along.

[-] trailing9@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

So all the clever squirrels die of malnutrition?

Makes me wonder which mechanism has limited human intelligence.

[-] explodicle@local106.com 7 points 2 years ago

Death in childbirth because human heads are enormous?

[-] Eczpurt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Squirrels in it for the long con.

[-] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Ah yes the Sarah Silverman bit in a meme

[-] ackzsel@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Huh, I'm not a squirrel expert at all but I understood that they're pretty good at remembering their stashes.

[-] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Forgetful squirrels are one of the primary drivers of reforestation.

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