Wasps and frogs keep evolving a crucial pain molecule in their venom. Now we know why (theconversation.com)
from Valnao@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 08 Mar 2026 12:50
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SalmiakDragon@feddit.nu on 08 Mar 2026 13:01 next collapse

According to the article, it’s to target their respective vertebrate predators. Convergent evolution is the term of the day.

CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org on 08 Mar 2026 18:43 collapse

Spoiler alert: because it hurts.

I guess turning it into a mystery gets more clicks than “check out how many times this exact molecule has evolved in parallel”, even if that’s the actual interesting part.