![TIL That the crunchy bits in figs are not the remains of the fig wasp that was needed to pollinate the flower that became the fig, as the wasp exoskeleton will have TIL That the crunchy bits in figs are not the remains of the fig wasp that was needed to pollinate the flower that became the fig, as the wasp exoskeleton will have](https://external-preview.redd.it/1yiSoPmJ5J2xc4fogv-lYWfkjmfu6wbD9YT68DncsYg.jpg?auto=webp&s=a791a1860b21e565b65bc86bb2d63914efd206fb)
TIL That the crunchy bits in figs are not the remains of the fig wasp that was needed to pollinate the flower that became the fig, as the wasp exoskeleton will have
![Fig wasps have a haplo-diploid sex determination mechanism, with males... | Download Scientific Diagram Fig wasps have a haplo-diploid sex determination mechanism, with males... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221796283/figure/fig7/AS:669633849864195@1536664559075/Fig-wasps-have-a-haplo-diploid-sex-determination-mechanism-with-males-and-females.jpg)
Fig wasps have a haplo-diploid sex determination mechanism, with males... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Channa Prakash on Twitter: "A fig is not actually a fruit; it's an inflorescence, a cluster of flowers. Fig wasps pollinate them, and eventually get embedded inside the fruits. Thanks to breeding, Channa Prakash on Twitter: "A fig is not actually a fruit; it's an inflorescence, a cluster of flowers. Fig wasps pollinate them, and eventually get embedded inside the fruits. Thanks to breeding,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FcgWcyJWIAE6swA.jpg)
Channa Prakash on Twitter: "A fig is not actually a fruit; it's an inflorescence, a cluster of flowers. Fig wasps pollinate them, and eventually get embedded inside the fruits. Thanks to breeding,
![Fig development in two Neotropical Ficus species, Ficus (subg. Pharmacosycea) yoponensis and Ficus (subg. Spherosuke) colubrinae: comparing rainforest and pasture trees Fig development in two Neotropical Ficus species, Ficus (subg. Pharmacosycea) yoponensis and Ficus (subg. Spherosuke) colubrinae: comparing rainforest and pasture trees](https://cdnsciencepub.com/cms/10.1139/cjb-2020-0139/asset/images/large/cjb-2020-0139f1.jpeg)