"The remarkable story of an African fig tree and the special relationship it has with a tiny insect partner."22 November 2005Drama, Factual57 mins
In Africa, the giant fig tree and the tiny fig wasp differ in size a billion times over, but neither could exist without the other. Their extraordinary relationship is a marvel of co-evolution, a marriage which has lasted for millennia. It forms the basis of a complex web of dependency that supports entire ecosystems, providing food for thousands of creatures, from elephants, giraffes, and fruit bats, to forest hornbills, monkeys, insects, and fish.
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NATURE "The Queen of Trees" | Mutual Dependence | PBS
The sycomore fig tree and the fig wasp share a curious and important co-dependency. From "The Queen of Trees" airing on NATURE Sunday January 21 at 8 ...
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