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The reciprocal altruism between the fig wasp and the fig tree presents a serious challenge to evolutionary theory because neither species can reproduce without the other. The reproductive flowers are completely enclosed inside the fig, meaning wind cannot pollinate them; instead, the fig wasp is specifically programmed to transfer the pollen during its brief life cycle. This total mutual dependency indicates that both organisms were created simultaneously for this specific relationship.
Image: Seres barbatus (fig wasp) entering syconium of fig, Alandmanson, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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