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Also Known As	fig tree • fig

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Diagram showing the life cycle of the fig wasp, with labeled illustrations of wasps and figs. Steps detail how female wasps enter figs to lay eggs, pollinate flowers, and how larvae develop, with male wasps aiding females' escape before dying, illustrating the symbiotic relationship between fig wasps and fig trees.

India rubber plant

Young fig tree seedling with several broad green leaves, a slender brown stem, and an exposed, branching root system.

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous