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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bullshit

After a decade of the original study describing the species mimicry capabilities in 2014, no independent research groups have verified the field observations

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Examples of Boquila trifoliolata mimicking the leaves of other plants. Yellow arrows point to leaves of Boquila trifoliolata that are mimicking other species in A-G. Image H shows what Boquila trifoliolata leaves look like when they’re not mimicking other plants. Ernesto Gianoli/Trends in Plant Science

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2022/11/30/23473062/plant-mimicry-boquila-trifoliolata

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's probably just different plants. If it can't be reproduced in the 10 years since the one study, why do you presume the study is correct?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Here's a scholarly article from 2022. What say you? All lies?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8903786/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was simply quoting the article you linked.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Calling something bullshit and continuing to do so after being shown evidence it isn't is not simply quoting an article.

And I notice you still haven't admitted it isn't bullshit despite being shown that it isn't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

After I die, I wanna be a vine. Or a cat.

I'll take either option. Do I get an option?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

You can be dust, or bones.