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From an evolutionary standpoint, delicious flesh is a ticket for transport, an incentive mechanism from the fruit specie to the carrier, to maximize probability of spread. Remember, a lot of seeds are not easily digestible, they can germinate even from shit.
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Both surely.. many fruit have defenses against being eaten like spines etc. If the fruit just drops to the ground and rolls away a bit, it provides initial nutrient boost?
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The pics were already verging on creepy but “the flesh exists to feed the seeds” really solidified the horror
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More commonly, the fruity part is to encourage animals to transport, either through carrying, or eating and passing through the digestive tract