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Poison Berries Poster
by Joel Loftus
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Poison Berries poster by Joel Loftus. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Posison Berries:
Plants cannot move to escape their predators, so they must have other means of protecting themselves from herbivorous... more
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Posison Berries:
Plants cannot move to escape their predators, so they must have other means of protecting themselves from herbivorous animals. Some plants have physical defenses such as thorns, but by far the most common protection is chemical. Over millennia, natural selection has produced a complicated and vast array of chemical compounds that deter herbivores. Tannin is a compound that emerged relatively early in the evolutionary history of plants, while more complex molecules such as polyacetylenes are found in younger groups of plants such as the Asterales. Many of the plant defense compounds arose to defend against consumption by insects, although when livestock or humans consume such plants, they may also experience negative effects, ranging from mild discomfort to death.
Many of these poisonous compounds also have important medicinal benefits. There are so many kinds of plant defenses that there are many unanswered questions about them. Questions include (1) whi...
About Joel Loftus
"Through the right lens we have the power to see the whole world, not as we perceive but as it truly is." My Images: beautiful, flawed, different They are of sound ideas and techniques which come into the eye or sight with power and impact. Joel Loftus We are in a critical phase of human civilization in which our survival is really in question, generally there is a feeling that something is happening. People have been exposed to the concept of peak oil, climate change, population control and the Doomsday Clock keeps moving closer. Religious people are talking about the end times and the present-day disorganisation. People are beginning to realize these are real crisis but how many of these crises are result of limitations in a...
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