Why do hot pepper plants exist? Wouldn’t it have been an evolutionary disadvantage to have fruits that were painful for animals to eat?
In: Biology
Kinda the opposite, actually.
Peppers’ spiciness is a defense mechanism, since mammals presumably would be less inclined to eat them if they knew it was painful.
It was kinda a fun little quirk that we instead evolved to seek out that flavor to supplement other blander foods.
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