katze@lemmy.cafe to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoNeighbors | Poorly Drawn Linesimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1350arrow-down113
arrow-up1337arrow-down1imageNeighbors | Poorly Drawn Lineskatze@lemmy.cafe to Comic Strips@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squarea14o@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up46·8 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-up1·8 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.