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An almond tree mummy remover: A robot with Airsoft guns.

https://www.insighttrac.com/

What is a mummy (within the context of an almond tree)?

I can't even find the definition (in context) in the dictionary: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mummy

Apparently a mummy is an almond nut that was not harvested and remained on the tree. Some pests depend on these to survive the winter, so having them on trees is a risk.

Thanks!

It's always important to be conscious of industry jargon and define it.

(The landing page should probably have some kind of definition of what a mummy is. It doesn't need to be detailed.)

Agreed. The target audience knows exactly what it is.

(BTW, I wasn't involved directly)

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