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‘Mind-boggling’ palm that flowers and fruits underground thrills scientists
- sleepytimetea 3y agoWonders never cease - truly a strong case for how random evolution can be.
- ftxbro 3y ago> "“Local people in a remote village in central Kalimantan eat the fruits as a snack when doing activities in the forest,” said Randi. “It has a sweet taste, with quite thick flesh and a soft and juicy texture." i want to eat a palmtato
- otikik 3y agoDwarf Fortress patch incoming.
- vanderZwan 3y agoIf it flowers it must have pollinators, right?
- xnx 3y agoThis is the type of thing I think about when I think about global warming/climate change. We might be quietly destroying the habitat for amazing species we don't even understand.
- deafpolygon 3y agoHey, gotta keep things on the D/L.
- _nalply 3y agoA hypothesis: Underground animals like ants, termites, moles, etc. pollinate the flowers.