ickplant@lemmy.worldM to Bats@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agoYSK that without bats we wouldn't have chocolate, tequila, or avocado toast. They pollinate and disperse seeds for over 300 species of plants!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1396arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1390arrow-down1imageYSK that without bats we wouldn't have chocolate, tequila, or avocado toast. They pollinate and disperse seeds for over 300 species of plants!lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.worldM to Bats@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoPls see my comment - I believe bats disperse seeds for cacao, and that’s what the picture says. Although I can now also see some sites saying they pollinate it, too.
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 months agoAh, there is the kernel! Thank you very much for bringing your comment to my attention, appreciate it. That makes sense, since the pollen wouldn’t have survived their metabolism but the seeds are evolved to. I think I was so interested that I immediately tried to find out about bats and cacao and so many of the listicles said pollinate I got confused. Great.
Pls see my comment - I believe bats disperse seeds for cacao, and that’s what the picture says. Although I can now also see some sites saying they pollinate it, too.
Ah, there is the kernel! Thank you very much for bringing your comment to my attention, appreciate it.
That makes sense, since the pollen wouldn’t have survived their metabolism but the seeds are evolved to.
I think I was so interested that I immediately tried to find out about bats and cacao and so many of the listicles said pollinate I got confused.
Great.