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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.

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common fig

common fig

Fruit of the common fig (Ficus carica).

Peter Firus, Flagstaffotos

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.

Fig wasp

The life cycle of the fig wasp (family Agaonidae).

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Ripening figs on a common fig tree (Ficus carica).

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common fig

common fig

Fruit on a common fig tree (Ficus carica).

Peter Firus, Flagstaffotos

Smyrna figs

Smyrna figs

A cross-section of a Smyrna fig (Ficus carica). Each fig is pollinated by...

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sycamore fig

sycamore fig

Sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus).

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