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Female fig wasps die inside the figs they enter to pollinate.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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6 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that female fig wasps die inside the figs they enter to pollinate?

Partly. Several peer-reviewed sources state that female pollinating wasps entering female figs die without reproducing, and one notes females may die trapped in male-free figs; however, one source describes females flying off after emerging rather than dying inside, and no item covers the general claim for all fig wasps.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 6 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 6
Association of Fig Pollinating Wasps and Fig Nematodes inside Male and Female Figs of a Dioecious Fig Tree in Sumatra, Indonesia
2022
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Jauharlina, Oktarina, H., Sriwati, R., Sayuthi, M., Kanzaki, N., Quinnell, R. J., & Compton, S. G. (2022). Association of Fig Pollinating Wasps and Fig Nematodes inside Male and Female Figs of a Dioecious Fig Tree in Sumatra, Indonesia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13040320

Evidence against · 1
Figs, wasps, gophers, and lice: a computational exploration of coevolution
2011
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Figs, wasps, gophers, and lice: a computational exploration of coevolution. (2011). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511984570.014

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Moving Your Sons to Safety: Galls Containing Male Fig Wasps Expand into the Centre of Figs, Away From Enemies
2012
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Yu, H. & Compton, S. G. (2012). Moving Your Sons to Safety: Galls Containing Male Fig Wasps Expand into the Centre of Figs, Away From Enemies. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030833

Pollinators entering female dioecious figs: why commit suicide?
2002
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Pollinators entering female dioecious figs: why commit suicide?. (2002). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1420-9101.1995.8030301.x

Between‐species facilitation by male fig wasps in shared figs
2015
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Between‐species facilitation by male fig wasps in shared figs. (2015). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12201

Stability in fig tree–fig wasp mutualisms: how to be a cooperative fig wasp
2020
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Dunn, D. W. (2020). Stability in fig tree–fig wasp mutualisms: how to be a cooperative fig wasp. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa027

Floral constraint resulting from intersexual mimicry in a gynodioecious fig tree
2016
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Floral constraint resulting from intersexual mimicry in a gynodioecious fig tree. (2016). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/ens.12202

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