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Chivalry is not dead...among fig wasps [Biology]
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Chivalry is not deadamong fig wasps Admittedly, there's not much competition, but I'm declaring fig wasps to be the most gallant of all wasps. Males are the only known insects to put pregnant females ahead of themselves...even if they haven't had a
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Ancient fossil shows wasp has not evolved in 34 million years
London :: United Kingdom | almost 3 years ago
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Evolution has not altered the wasp in 34 million years, scientists discovered. Three fossil specimens, the oldest examples of their species known, were discovered on the Isle of Wight in the 1920s but wrongly labelled as ants. A new study of the
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The wasp, the fig and the scientist
Cape Town :: South Africa | 3 years ago
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When Antonius van Harten sees a ripe fig, the first thing he does is look for a hole in the skin. If he does not find one, it is a sure sign that what he is holding is not just a fig, but a hive. Without a hole, he knows that the young fig wasps that
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Fig Trees Kill Cheating Wasps [Evolution]
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | over 3 years ago
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Figs and fig wasps have lived in symbioses for centuries — wasps lay their eggs in figs, and pollinate the trees as recompense...The symbiotic relationship has been in existence for around 80 million years, with the wasps stashing their eggs in the
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Tiny wasps provide hope for vanishing species
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | over 3 years ago
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Our research shows that trees pollinated by this type of insect should be very resistant to forest fragmentation." "Fig wasps are weak flyers," added Compton. "They fly up in an air column and are then carried by wind until they sense host figs at
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Fig wasp, the miracle insect
The tiny fig-wasp that measures hardly 1.5 millimeters is a world record holder among insects. Research has shown that it can travel upto 100 miles in two days!! The previous recorded distance travelled by any insect carrying pollen was just 6
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Fig wasps travel further than any other insect
Windhoek :: Namibia | over 3 years ago
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At just 1.5mm in size, the fig wasp is easily missed. But new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals it is a world champion among insects . The previous longest recorded distance for an insect transporting
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