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Ep. 424 - Uncovering the Mysteries of Galls

In Defense of Plants Podcast

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The Complexity of Defensive Defense for Oak Gulls

Even within a single ocabet generally speaking calls will go this route you've got an adaptation or a mutation that led to this just different pathway. oak gulls are exhibiting sort of traits that are similar to what we see in seed dispersal with ants and taking advantage of ants being really good bodyguards so to speak. I love that too it's like yeah you're in this sphere of acid that yeah i'm not going to go in there and mess with that but at the same time don't bite through the wall too hard because now it's going to come in on you but I love that.

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