that is incredible, i would have never thought. thanks op
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Neat! I never really thought about it being a mechanism for "eating" insects. I assumed it was more of a defense mechanism against ants that farm aphids for their sweet sweet honeydew. I just wish I had taken some good photos of the ants killed on my tomatoes, to see if the hairs reacted to the ants presence. Cool stuff.

Im no scientist here, but how much nutrients can a small insect, I would assume no bigger then a flea, could give?

Interesting, but I just feel like it would be useless unless the insects are large.

Originally posted by xstealth
Im no scientist here, but how much nutrients can a small insect, I would assume no bigger then a flea, could give?

Interesting, but I just feel like it would be useless unless the insects are large.

That's like saying a 250 pound man can't get nutrients from a peanut or something.

It all adds up, buddy.

Think. No offense, just deny... ignorance. Relate it to how humans generate small amounts of vitamin D through going out in the sun or whatnot.

This was really interesting defiantly. I never would of suspected tomato plants to be killing insects for fertilizer. Guess alot of plants must get nutrients from a wide variety of ways.

Yeah but put a hornworm in their midst and see what happens.

Originally posted by EMPIRE
Yeah but put a hornworm in their midst and see what happens.

I was just about to post that. I wish our tomatoes could eat the hornworms too. I finally had to use Seven Dust (I dont like to use chems if possible) to get rid of them for the past two years. There's seems to be more of them (hornworms) recently.

This is something for vegans to think about really. I myself prefer to eat almost vegetarian and alot of vegetarian and vegan dishes. But I am not against meat and do it it here and there. I think it is more healthy to keep it at a minimum, but I do think that it can be healthy as well, for women especially in child bearing age. I do think alot of animals are treated inhumane and I prefer all organic and humane farming, but I don't think that its less cruel to eat only plants than it is to eat meat, I think plants have feelings to, and maybe a mind even. I think its hypocrisy to think animals are more "alive" than plants. And so...with that in mind, I have no choice but to eat to live, and so as long as its humane, I will eat whatever is healthy. It really irks me when vegans neglect the fact that plants are living beings too, and may feel pain at being plucked out of the ground. It should all be about respect, and bless the food, give thanks whatever it is. So tomatoes and potatoes are meat eaters...will vegans still eat them??? I would.

Wow great find, best story of the day for me. Star and Flag incoming.

Thanks for the story.

Peace