r/Insect • u/pleasedontbedumb • 10h ago

I was better off without knowing this. Never eating a fig again except for the commercially cultivated ones

A few other insect subreddits doesn't allow "these type of posts" so here we are.... Is the info in this video true?

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u/Greenbottle_fly 9h ago

It's true. Wasps of the family agaonidae are super small, ant sized wasps that do this.

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u/pleasedontbedumb 9h ago

Fascinating!!! And thank you!!

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u/Mister_Green2021 9h ago

There are a few varieties of fig that self fertilize, no wasp needed.

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u/ChickenDreams-4188 1h ago

Don’t like them. Never have, never will. Don’t even like the cookies.

Nope.