Plants Use Clever (but Smelly) Ruse to Spread Seeds
Plants Use Clever (but Smelly) Ruse to Spread Seeds,
October 5, 2015,
By Charles Q. Cho, Live Science Contributor
Plants that produce seeds that look and smell like antelope poop are able to trick unsuspecting dung beetles - which feed on the droppings - into dispersing and burying the seeds, a new study finds.