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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Its not 100% accurate. Some wasps get trapped, not all. And there exists a fig species that doesn't need wasps

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Damn, I hadn't understood it as all figs needing wasps, but figured it was more the reverse of what you're now saying where maybe some specific varieties had adapted to need them. I already was not a fan of figs, but this is definitely too spoopy for my tastes.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah it changed my love of figs a bit. Fig Newtons...now with 25% less wasps.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 15 hours ago

They should have worked the wasp angle into their old "A cookie is just a cookie..." commercials. Kids already hated those things, this would have really made the brand stick heh