Female wasps from other caprifigs enter and deposit fertilized eggs. When the wasps hatch, the male and female wasps mate, after which the male digs a tunnel for the female to escape and continue the ...

Open meadows and grasslands, like those found at Escondido’s Daley Ranch, Ramona Grasslands, the Hollenbeck Canyon and San Felipe Wildlife areas, and Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve are all places ...

University of Maryland Biology Professor Carlos Machado studies the extraordinary partnership between figs and their tiny pollinators—and what happens when some evolutionary partners turn into ...

If you suffer from arachnophobia, this is the time of year when you’re most likely to run into one of your worst nightmares: a tarantula. It’s mating season for most of the 29 species of tarantulas in ...

When I started writing this article, I searched for the best word to describe how plants attract bees, ants, wasps, butterflies, and even bats to help with pollination. Five words came to mind: ...

Fresh figs are irresistible from late summer through early fall, when trees droop from the weight of these luscious, caramelly fruits. Nothing stands between fig lovers and this bounty, except … wasps ...