TIL figs aren't always considered vegetarian. This is because when a wasp pollinates them, the fig's inward facing flowers often trap the wasp and absorb her into the fig.

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/fig-wasp2.html



Submitted April 07, 2015 at 03:44AM by Tsukamori http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/31oghm/til_figs_arent_always_considered_vegetarian_this/