katze@lemmy.cafe to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoNeighbors | Poorly Drawn Linespoorlydrawnlines.comimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down112
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minus-squarea14o@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up46·6 days agoNot sure if this is indended or not, but the somewhat controversial mother tree hypothesis stipulates exactly this – trees borrowing carbohydrates (sugar) from neighbors via mycorrhizal networks.
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoI thought the small one was a parasite - wanting the sugar. It would work as a joke with specific taxa.
Not sure if this is indended or not, but the somewhat controversial mother tree hypothesis stipulates exactly this – trees borrowing carbohydrates (sugar) from neighbors via mycorrhizal networks.
ya beat me to it
Do they use cups though?
I thought the small one was a parasite - wanting the sugar. It would work as a joke with specific taxa.