If I could talk to the animals I'd be a tomato plant

Jul 18, 2025 7:23 AM

In the midst of the shit fight that is Israel, some interesting news. Moths like quiet plants.
No, not sentience, no Aristotle Tomato. Just plants whinging about their conditions.

https://ground.news/article/animals-react-to-secret-sounds-from-plants-say-scientists?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share

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Vegas are annoying, almost as annoying as people whining about vegans

8 months ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

The conclusion is ass about face, the moths would have evolved this to find the plants that haven't got anything eating them already, it would not be a matter of not laying eggs on unhappy plants, if every plant was unhappy they will still need to lay, if one plant in ten wasn't unhappy that plant would give maximum possible results for a clutch of eggs.

8 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Strict veganism requires either starving to death or being a hypocrite.

Essentially all of our food necessarily uses some kind of animal labour.

8 months ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

All?
What about someone living on the land and manually farming?

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Are people farming the land not animals doing labor?

8 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

That's what I asked.

8 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I avoid meat and fish out of economic necessity.

8 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That sucks.
You can't fish or hunt then?

8 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Was an excellent fly-fisher, one of grandad's books was "Mostly About Trout", also fairly handy with a 12 bore. Either of these would be a considerably more expensive solution than the supermarket - also live in a city centre.

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I never forget how lucky I am to live where I can feed myself from mostly fish.
I'm in New Zealand you are Swiss?

8 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

English ex-pat living in Switzerland for the last 35 years (now 70). We certainly live in two of the most beautiful countries!

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I'm 60, not going to make much more unfortunately.
I had a heart attack dragging my boat back to the car this year and it's getting pretty dicy.
I certainly have enjoyed the outdoors a lot, glad my kids get to spend more time living than I did.
Years of just working took their toll.

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