These are female figs that produce seeds and are the ones we typically consume. The Fig Wasp: Tiny Architects of Pollination Fig wasps, belonging to the family Agaonidae, are incredibly ...

Of the top 50 invertebrate prey species that the team identified, 43 are known to visit flowers. Europe’s top three main crop ...

By sequencing DNA isolated from bits of food carried by returning foragers, ecologists created a comprehensive catalog of the wasps' diet. Native spiders and insects, and even scavenged meat from ...