Just a thought..and something different then any other idea's. Could the trichomes be used in in conjunction with many other purposes, to catch and digest insects? I look at all the little fungus gnats that have be sentenced to death on the sticky trichomes, and wonder why the plant would not try and take in that nutrient...Just a flashing thought..

But like I said, this debate is silly...This plant was sent from a different world, to teach...

Ok. I'm confused....in your next post you bring a postulation forward as to what the real purpose of the trichs might be...to catch insect and provide a source of nutrients?....I thought you said it was easier just to accept that they came from another world to teach.....

I Disagree About The Trichs, I Beleive The Idea That They Are There To Capture The Male Pollen When It Is Ejected Into The Wind. That Explains Why They Are Sticky And Plentifule Right Around The Buds. If The Trichs Captured More Sun Then The Plant Would Have Long Ago Evolved And Covered The Entire Plant To The Tips Of The Leaves With Trichs.

If this was truly the case then when the pollen got stuck on the goo, how did that pollen stuck on that goo get to the eggs and pollinate to make a seed. Pollen stuck on goo would be unable to pollenate the plant - sort like trying to make a baby by screwing the wrong hole?

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hahahahaha LOL....yea I understand....why...isn't that for two year olds.....hahahahaha......I too find myself drawn into exploratory thinking when sometimes it is just easy to ...."let it be"......but at the same time we can possibly entertain ourselves with such intro- and extraspective thinking, and what better place than with a bunch of other like minded people....cheers and thanks for your thoughts....its all good in the edn....and if it ain't good yet...it ain't the end yet!

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Come on Tahoe, lay off! We will need to start a new thread if you want to debate my position on why I toss out multiple concepts...I am just tossing out some idea's and maybe it will give a chuckle, or it might shed some light to this brain storm of ideas. In my opinion all of the ideas on this thread are debatable, and should be used to help create a broad spectrum of thought...No one had spoke of a planetary voyage, so I through it out there.. What I wondered about is...If bugs are still being drawn to the plant to find nutrient, and they are caught in the resin, then if evolution is real, why would the plant not take advantage of the situation...

opps...sorry man....don't understand what I said that prompted that?....but if so...my apologies....i thought I was sort of agreeing with you.....walk on....

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LOL! I read your quote and it looked like you were backing up your original statement about being confused about my statement! My bad, I am alittle under the weather and on a hand full of over the counter meds...Yuck! Sorry for the "LAY OFF" comment, damb I am not feeling very well..I have clones to transplant, plants to toss into bloom, resivores to change out and clean...I don't have time to be SICK!

no worries....hope ur feeling better soon! cheers!

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Thanks Tahoe, your plants are starting to look like they may over take there environment! Lookin nice..

LOL...yeah....I have about another six inches in height left....I think I'm sorta screwed. Not sure exaclty what to do. there is a glas plate between the light and the grow space....and the fans inside the grow space keep the glass reasonably cool so maybe its not the end of the world.....with eight (minimum) tall standing colas....not sure how best to "tease" these stalks over or even if that is a good thing to do at this stage....I am a little perplexed to say the least.... I only veged for 19 days in hopes of avoiding this....I am certainly going to have to be careful with the six clones that have been taken from this mom.....thanks for checking it out and sharing your thoughts

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