Fig facts

Fig trees are pollinated by fig-waspswho in turn lay eggs in the flowerso that wasp babies can growthere. This, however, does not teato extinction of fig trees as manof the fig flowers that get pollnated escape oviposition. Thereason: two kinds of styles, shoones meant to be sacrificed for 'hefig wasps and long ones meant make fig seeds are produced Thesizes of the styles are far or;variable than the lengths ot thewasp ovipositors leading to asymbiotic relationship (CurrenScience No 68, 1995).