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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I am the opposite. Things just like this make me happy for understanding them. I want to know how everything works. It's so gratifying and interesting.

[–] BoJackHorseman@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

But you never will know most things in the world.

[–] Luccus@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

That's when the 80:20 rule comes to rescue.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Every day I realize how education has progressively failed us in the United States over the years since I left school.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 4 hours ago

2 sperm per sweet. Simple as.

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 20 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

I read an article several years ago that was arguing that blackberry plants should be classed as carnivores. The idea sounds absolutely absurd, but the more you squint at it, the more sense it makes. Blackberry bushes grow incredibly dense thickets of brambles, and those brambles snag and don't let go easily. Shepherds in areas with blackberry bushes often have to rescue sheep that eat the blackberries and get stuck in the brambles. If they don't get rescued, they'll eventually die and decompose, thus adding a bunch of nitrogen and other useful chemicals to the soil which cause the plant to become larger and healthier.

So while they don't actively kill creatures like the venus fly trap or pitcher plants, they do grow in a way that can trap and kill animals, and they benefit hugely from the nutrients those animals provide.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Who are you who is so wise in the ways of science?

[–] cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 1 points 19 minutes ago

my name is Tim

[–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 2 points 5 hours ago

Thanks for sharing bro that's super interesting.

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

No, they do exist. It's just that everything is fish.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

In a way, we are all fish.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Hiccups.

Seriously. Google it.

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Pretty cool concept, thanks for sharing.

[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 56 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

are there people who dont know that flowers turn into seeds (which in the case of fruit, the fruit itself contains the seeds)

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 47 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

Yes.

There are a shocking number of people out there who are so far removed from touching grass that they literally have no idea about this kind of stuff. People who think a factory made the fruit they see on grocery store shelves.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 hours ago

Some people are underprivileged and grow up in inner city neighborhoods where they have no access to reliable transportation to wilderness areas or even urban greenspace. It's not always a "touch grass" situation.

Me, I grew up eating dirt and berries that I was pretty sure weren't poisonous. I didn't believe in washing my hands too much because I thought it would weaken my immune system.

The thing is, being familiar with nature didn't help me navigate social situations. Someone who grew up in a city and has never seen a real forest is probably wayyy better adjusted and socially-integrated than I'll ever be...

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 24 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

You're telling me berry hens aren't a thing? Next you're gonna tell me some bullshit like chocolate milk doesn't come from brown cows.

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

like chocolate milk doesn’t come from brown cows.

Wait....wut...???

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 hours ago

You should have said “how now?”

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[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I know how fruit/most plants work but I've never seen the stages of this particular berry laid out this way. Thought it was cool looking...

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You forgot the step where it overtakes your yard and life.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Them? Are there untame breeds? Or is ours just self-domesticated?

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Himalayan Blackberry. An invasive for sure. Love the berry, but hate the plant as they spread very aggressively.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Well, good morning and have an excellent day!

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Ah, you had an excellent day then! Good! Get some sleep!

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago

Well, thanks! A nice day to you too!

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

Uh, why? If it's about the pink one loking like a raspberry; no, it's not.

[–] ductTapedWindow@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago

Oil go splooosh into bucket. No more oil splooshing? Screwy thing goes back on. Yell all set bay 2!

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 31 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I appreciate whoever took the time to find enough berries and pre-berries, and then arranged them so nicely

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 57 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago)

You probably can have half of these on the same bush. Our blackberry bushes constantly had fresh ripe ones for months. They dont all grow in sync. So then you just need a late and an early bloomer and you can have all of them.

[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

my question is how did they preserve the earlier stages long enough to still look good? i feel like i've never seen a blackberry bush with good looking flowers and fruit at the same time

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago

Could have taken the pictures over time and combined them with GIMP or Photoshop.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 5 hours ago

New flowers and berries can still be growing while some are fully grown, especially if part of the plant is in shade but not all of it.

[–] black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It might be shopped. Take a picture at each stage, then arrange them all on a background.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Nah. You can easily find all stages on one bramble.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

lol now someone do this version

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 hours ago

Oh that's a good point

Maybe it's a farm or greenhouse with plants in different stages of growth?

[–] black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

This is what people mean when they say "touch grass"

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

Spending a lot of time outdoors as a kid then seeing this pic is kinda…yeah that’s how it works. Plus back in the day Discovery and other educational channels were actually educational, so you could learn about stuff you might not get to personally see.

People stay indoors and the Discovery Channel makes crap like Ice Road Truckers.

Yeah.

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[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

that picture is funky because it gives the impression there's like 20 stages..there's only 5 stages for the plant, with 2 of them being directly related to the berry. (yes I'm aware that the plant growth is related to berry growth..)

flowering, and fruiting. the rest is plant growth.

[–] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 8 hours ago

Academic mindset. I am sure there is a good rationale behind the 5 stages. But please remember nature is not discrete, the qualia overlap. We could recognize any number of stages.

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