Meanwhile, the wasp carries pollen from the fig she emerged from. As she moves around inside the caprifig, she inadvertently pollinates other flowers. Male wasps, which are wingless, emerge first ...

While the claim that every fig you eat has a dead wasp inside it isn't true, it is the case that fig wasps are the pollinators for fig trees that require pollination, and many types of wasps are ...

A study of three ancient fossils found on the Isle of Wight in the 1920s has revealed that evolution has not altered the fig wasp in 34 million years. The specimens, housed at London's Natural ...

Once inside, she lays hundreds of eggs ... which is why you won’t find a dead wasp in your fig when you slice it open. Hibernation enables many animals to survive the harsher temperatures ...