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The spiciness is to protect from animals that aren't birds. Birds don't have capsaicin receptors and poop out the seeds whole, allowing them to spread.
Other animals chew and digest seeds, so aren't ideal candidates to propagate the plants.
Jokes on them though. Humans love spicy food and grow them willingly.
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