Fig Wasp Riso Print 5x7

Did you know that wasps pollinate figs? This beautiful riso print showcases that process in this mini print!

Fig wasps, so tiny and small and so looked over that they don't have their own designated species, are crucial in the process of pollinating figs into what we know them to be today. There are over 600 species of fig, and with that, each fig has a unique fig wasp that has grown with it.

A female fig wasp squeezes tightly inside the fruit to lay eggs, allowing males to grow and fertilize female eggs, and then die. The space that wasps squeeze through to gain access is so tiny that the wasps sometimes lose their antenna or wings to gain purchase. The male wasps never leave the fig. This process gives us the figs that we know and love today!

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