[pbs] Question about pest mammals and bulbs

David Pilling pbs at pilling.demon.co.uk
Sun Jan 4 07:33:51 EST 2009


One idea 
(http://science.jrank.org/pages/279/Amaryllis-Family-Amaryllidaceae.html) 
is that the Amaryllis family (daffodils, snowdrops) contain needle like 
crystals (raphides) as a defence against being eaten.

I presume this explains why tulips in the garden are eaten and snowdrops 
left kicking around on the surface are untouched.

One often sees the poisonous plants in a field of animals left untouched 
rather than lots of carrion - they're not stupid.


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