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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

TIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does it

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TIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does it

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to todayilearned@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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    What is the evolutionary advantage? It’s not like the host plant can see it.

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