which includes the banyan and the peepul and equal number of specific species of fig wasps to pollinate them. The process of pollination for figs is unique. Since fig flowers bloom internally ...

Many flies are plagued by parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in fly larvae, turning them into surrogate wombs for wasp larvae. One common fly has successfully fought off its wasp predator by ...

pollen from the previous fig is spread on the flowers and leads to pollination. As the wasp lays its eggs inside, the larvae develop within the fig's tissues. Male wasps hatch first fertilise the ...

When indulging in the sweet taste of figs, the last thing you’d expect is a hidden guest. But what if the rumors you’ve heard about dead wasps inside these juicy fruits are true? Today, we delve deep ...

Some flower ovaries produce enclosures in which wasp larvae develop while others produce fig seeds. The wasps hatch after a few days, males before females. Male wasps move throughout the syconium ...

These wasps lay their eggs inside the larvae, or maggots, and remain there until the larvae turn into immobile pupae, at which point the wasp eggs mature into wasp larvae that consume the fly pupa ...

Hornworm caterpillar with wasp larvae. Image by dougsmit via Pixabay. Imagine tiny heroes patrolling your garden, keeping your tomatoes safe from destructive pests. These heroes are baby wasps, and ...

Two early-stage wasp larvae removed from a fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, that had been parasitized by the wasp Leptopilina boulardi. The fly expressed the fusionB gene that UC Berkeley ...

The fascinating discovery highlights the dynamic strategies of evolution. Parasitic wasps present a gruesome threat to fruit flies, as they transform fly larvae into hosts for wasp offspring. In some ...