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[–] Hello_there@kbin.social 121 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] stockRot@lemmy.world 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] SkinnyTimmy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I just learned two new words

[–] ikapoz@sh.itjust.works 90 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Acorn trees? You mean oak trees?

[–] Sammy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 68 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 47 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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 87 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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 1 year ago

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

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Please file your complaint with someone who gives a shit

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

Here's your dunce cap: ∆

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

To whomever it may concern:

The fuck is that???

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] ViscloReader@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago

Well, not with that attitude.

[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

? 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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 year ago

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

[–] hunter2@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

"Accidentally"
"Forgetting"

[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So all the clever squirrels die of malnutrition?

Makes me wonder which mechanism has limited human intelligence.

[–] explodicle@local106.com 7 points 1 year ago

Death in childbirth because human heads are enormous?

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 year ago

That was the goal all along.

[–] Eczpurt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Squirrels in it for the long con.

[–] PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ah yes the Sarah Silverman bit in a meme

[–] ackzsel@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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 1 year ago

Forgetful squirrels are one of the primary drivers of reforestation.