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Certain species of wasps are seen to frequently visit flowering fig trees. What type of interaction is seen between them and why?

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Mutualism is seen between them because both are equally benefitted.

Female wasp lays eggs in fruits and uses developing seeds within the fruit for nourishing its larvae. In return, the wasp pollinates the fig inflorescence while searching for suitable egglaying site.

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