Let’s not forget thc, morphine, and psilocybin
Coca, cacao.
Psilocybin isn’t produced by plants but by fungi.
You’re right. Mushrooms aren’t plants. I stand corrected
Indeed they are not. They are their own category. Their cell structure is between plant cells and animal cells. A fungi cloud works similar to a brain. They are the things that make life possible. There are fungi living in our body which keeps us alive, we use them for bread, beer and penicillin among many other uses, they break down dead plants to create food for new plants, they divide food and communicate between trees, but they are themselves not plants. The largest living organism on earth is a fungi by the way.
I did not know that about the oldest living organism thing. where is this ancient fungi?
Gone, but there used to be giant fungus “trees” called prototaxites
From your link.
In 2026, research comparing fossils of a prototaxite species with other eukaryotic fossils in the same location found it to be structurally and chemically distinct, suggesting that Prototaxites is not a fungus and instead belongs to an extinct, previously undescribed kingdom of eukaryotic life.[1]
Heh… learn something new every day
Relevant
I don’t think capsaicin is that much of an insecticide. AFAIK its primary purpose is to deter consumption by mammals since the seeds are more likely to survive if eaten by birds (who are immune to capsaicin).
Of course that makes it extra amusing that we’re specifically after this stuff.
Plants: evolves to produce chemical that causes pain from consumption
Humans: evolves to become masochistic
its impressive how much our species loves to evolve in order to ingest more toxins
It is truly funny if you take a step back and think about it like an alien would. It’s like when little monkeys that live near humans steal the booze sometimes or intentionally eat fermented fruit because they’re filthy little alcoholics. Fascinating little critters we are
Hell yeah, give me all 3.
don’t forget cocaine and cannabinoids
Which both go well with cacao
You get high and eat your own poop?
Now, you are talking my language.
I watch the poopy show too
:absolutely drowning food in Sriracha: the spice must flow
My friends look at me crazy when I add Sriracha to my food. It’s not even that hot it’s just good.
You’d probably like the Dragon Siracha by Underwood Ranch
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sriracha/comments/18rj0w4/my_opinion_old_vs_new_huy_fong_foods_sriracha/
Not me, drinking coffee, having some Lemon OG, and some nicotine.
