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> No one, or at least no one I've yet read, knows of any other example in nature of such a close mutualism. Personally I found the relationship b/w fig trees a

• throwanem 4y ago
  Oh, I'm well familiar, although I admit most of my fig-tree-related wasp interest has to do with larger animals such as this [1] European hornet who graciously tolerated my camera flashes for a brief while the other day. Lots of animals come late in the season for fruit still on the tree, which is both nutritious and intoxicating due to the ethanol produced by fermentation - that said, this was the first year I've met a hornet there, more usually seeing bald-faced yellowjackets [2]. (And likely the last, unfortunately, unless I'm able to form a good enough relationship with the new owners here that they'll likewise put up with my camera flashes once or twice a year.) [1] https://aaron-m.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_0826.jpg https://aaron-m.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_0826.jpg [2] https://aaron-m.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_0821.jpg https://aaron-m.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_0821.jpg