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The wasps are how figs pollinate. They're meant to die there. So if you're eating figs that lack a dead wasp it's likely because it's had a hormone applied to i

by culi 4y ago

The wasps are how figs pollinate. They're meant to die there. So if you're eating figs that lack a dead wasp it's likely because it's had a hormone applied to it to induce fruiting despite not being pollinated

Heston 4y ago
That's a myth that does not apply to all fig trees.
- culi 4y ago
  It applies to almost every single one of the 855 recognized species of figs. There are cultivars and techniques to make the common fig fruit without being pollinated, but I wouldn't characterize it as a "myth"