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Wow, I didn't know about the fig wasps before. Beyond crazy cool! That level of coevolution is just so neat to me.
by hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
Wow, I didn't know about the fig wasps before. Beyond crazy cool! That level of coevolution is just so neat to me.
- animal_spirits 3y agoThere's a free documentary on Youtube called "The Queen of Trees" which goes over the lifecycle of an African Sycamore Fig Tree and follows the crazy amount of life that it supports over a year, including the lifecycle of the sycamore fig wasp. It's unbelievable, and deserves a watch by all who are interested in ecology. https://youtu.be/xy86ak2fQJM?si=CVL23tMUSEa28aBr https://youtu.be/xy86ak2fQJM?si=CVL23tMUSEa28aBr
- _0ffh 3y agoRead that one first in one of Dawkins' books, maybe Unweaving the Rainbow.
- cnity 3y agoParasite Rex is an amazing book for this kind of thing.