Fig facts
Fig trees are pollinated by fig-wasps who in turn lay eggs in the flower so that wasp babies can grow there. This, however, does not tea to extinction of fig trees as man of the fig flowers that get poll nated escape oviposition. The reason: two kinds of styles, sho ones meant to be sacrificed for 'he fig wasps and long ones meant make fig seeds are produced The sizes of the styles are far or; variable than the lengths ot the wasp ovipositors leading to a symbiotic relationship (Curren Science No 68, 1995).
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