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Serious_Growth_7000 t1_ix8hc04 wrote

Reply to comment by DefiantStomp in TIL that figs are not fruits, but they are actually inverted flowers. by bringmeturtles

Those are the little crunchy bits. The ones that didn't make it outside....

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soyarin t1_ix8hwbq wrote

The fig actually absorbs the wasps. The crunchy bits are just the seeds. On another note there are modified figs that don't require polination from wasps. I'm pretty sure the majority of figs in super markets are the "waspless" kind.

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Serious_Growth_7000 t1_ix9e3be wrote

Of course I know. Was just pulling everybody's leg. The fig requires a very specific vigwasp, who only lives in tropical and subtropical climates. Every fig growing above/below this climate belt, is self pollinating.

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