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[–] grue@lemmy.world 79 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

You if bugs didn't exist:

(Grasses are angiosperms and rely on bugs to reproduce.)

[–] kratoz29@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Grasses are angiosperms and rely on bugs to reproduce

Even mosquitoes? Please tell me we can live without them.

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Some male mosquitoes pollinate flowering plants, but most grasses don't make flowers so grasses atleast probably don't rely on mosquitoes. But who knows, I'm not a grass-ologist.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Grass does make flowers; they're just typically really small (unless it's something we've bred to be big, like corn or wheat).

For example, bermudagrass in flower:

Fuck, I was right: I'm really not a grass-ologist

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