Post B5eRLiIVyNBxxT4ZG4 by Mikal@sfba.social
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       Hey, animal behavior/biology/wildlife nerds:Is there a term for when animals collect shiny or colorful things to decorate their nests? I'm specifically thinking of the packrat that was in my bathroom wall and all the inedible red seeds it collected from a plant in the yard. This is different than food hoarding/caching, since these things, like the blue objects bower birds collect, are inedible.And, are there examples of this behavior being part of a plant's seed-dispersal strategy? E.g. producing brightly colored seeds to lure an animal to collect them, but also without eating them?TIA