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minus-square@a14o@feddit.orglinkfedilink46•2 months 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-square@angrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 months 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.