To: Red Badger
Nicotine
is a natural insecticide.
Tobacco evolved it to keep insects from eating the plant. The mood-altering (and addictive) effects that humans get from smoking it is just a coincidence.
Of course, tobacco companies have since controlled nicotine content through selective breeding. But, man didn't invent the nicotine insecticide: nature/evolution did.
13 posted on
09/06/2012 8:58:59 AM PDT by
justlurking
(The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
To: justlurking
I can really go for a cigar or pipe right now
16 posted on
09/06/2012 9:05:47 AM PDT by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
To: justlurking
Tobacco evolved it to keep insects from eating the plant.Which begs the question why other plants did not also evolve this safe guard.
20 posted on
09/06/2012 9:09:17 AM PDT by
MEGoody
(You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
To: justlurking
27 posted on
09/06/2012 9:19:12 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(Anyone who thinks wisdom comes with age is either too young or too stupid to know the difference....)
To: justlurking
Tobacco evolved it to keep insects from eating the plant.Hope cows, pigs and chickens don't get wind of this evolving thing.
38 posted on
09/06/2012 9:54:53 AM PDT by
Starstruck
(It's all Obama's fault)
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