Great Minds Think Alike

November 9, 2006 – 12:20 pm

Here’s an interesting bit of convergent evolution: I see from an item in today’s PhysOrg newsletter that tarantula venom targets the same pain-inducing capsaicin receptors that plants such as chili peppers have learned to activate to discourage predators. Learn more here.

Posted by Malcolm on at 12:20 pm, filed under Darwin and Biology. RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

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