Bizarre Beasts Pin: Fig Wasp

The life of a fig wasp seems pretty bizarre by human standards. To lay their eggs, female fig wasps have to squeeze into the flowering body of a fig, losing their wings and antennae in the process. They never leave. The male offspring hatch first, fertilize the developing females, then dig escape tunnels…but not for themselves. They’re wingless and live their entire brief lives within that fig. The females escape through the tunnels and carry that fig’s pollen to the next fig, and the cycle begins again.

DETAILS

• Dimensions: 1.25" long (3.175cm)
• Double-pin posts and butterfly clasp
• Designed by Lauren Norby. Check out Lauren's instagram here!
• Some very lucky recipients might receive an Uncommon or Rare variant of this pin.