| only pollinator fig wasps have males that collaborate to release their females from figs of an asian fig tree. | male insects rarely collaborate with each other, but pollinator fig wasps (hymenoptera: agaonidae) are said to be an exception. immature fig wasps feed on galled ovules located inside figs, the inflorescences of ficus species (moraceae). after mating, adult pollinator males chew communal exit-holes that allow mated females (which are often also their siblings) to escape. figs also support non-pollinating fig wasps (npfws), some of which produce exit-holes independently. we determined whether col ... | 2012 | 22130170 |