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    Are figs really full of baby wasps?



    Most commercially grown figs are pollinated by wasps. And yes, edible figs wind up with at least one dead female wasp inside.
    http://science.howstuffworks.com/env.../fig-wasp2.htm

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    Good thing I don't like figs.

    Except for fig newtons.


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    and that's why i generally cut my fruit before i bite into it. well actually it's from my experience with loquats and spiders.
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    Also, I just noticed my girlbox is full.

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    Meh. I've probably eaten worse.

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    Kumquats?


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