4 ms·
I've only found one wasp in my figs. I wonder how many eggs were in the fig when I ate it.
by undersuit 4y ago
I've only found one wasp in my figs. I wonder how many eggs were in the fig when I ate it.
- pilsetnieks 4y agoThe fig wasp is tiny, like a millimeter. Actually the absolute majority of all wasps are - we think of a sizeable hornet when we hear "wasp" but those are the mythical giants of that world. Unless you go really looking for it, you wouldn't even see the fig wasp. If there was a visible wasp it's likely something that was simply feeding on it.
- undersuit 4y agoThe wasp was definitely of the normal wasp style like the supposed beetle predator in the article.
- yehat 4y agoFig wasp cannot lay eggs in the female figs (those that we eat). They reproduce only in the male figs (caprifigs). But they cannot differentiate them so they enter the female figs, pollinating while entering. After they enter they hardly can escape, as their wings are lost when trying to enter the tiny hole.
- undersuit 4y agoThe wasp was definitely of the normal wasp style like the supposed beetle predator in the article.