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by cjbgkagh 490 days ago
One of many in a long list of evolved pesticides
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Others are nicotine, caffeine and cocaine.

What else?

EDIT: and morphine!

THC from the cannabis plant. It is a very long list though, plants go to a great deal of effort to deter pests so the list would be more limited by the subset of plants that humans find useful to cultivate.
Since species are both different and similar, I think it makes sense that chemicals will affect different species differently.

So what kills some animals will have mind altering effects on others.

Those are resticides.
I don't care what you call it, if it ends in "ine" its good enough for me.
Strychnine

side note: It kills you by making all your muscles tense so strongly that you can't breath any more. The muscles in your face tense in a way that it gives you whats called a "Strychnine Smile".

>Strychnine Smile

Can also be caused by Tetanus

Or running for political office.
Amphetamine Dopamine Ketamine

Now thats a party!

(and as I said in another reply) Strychnine

Ephedrine, from ephedra.

Cathinone, from khat (Catha edulis)

Kavalactones