Wasps go inside figs to lay their eggs. They die inside. But don't worry -- an enzyme in the fig breaks down their carcasses into protein making the fruit wasp-free and delicious!.
Miracle fruit, a tiny crimson berry from West Africa that makes sour things taste sweet, has inspired a counterculture of "flavor trippers," who gather to try bizarre food pairings.
The Helmeted Hornbill is found in the Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It eats mostly fruit and insects, and uses its casque as a weighted tool to dig into rotten wood.
Sam Van Aken’s Tree of 40 Fruit is true to its name. The hybridized fruit tree bears 40 different types of stone fruit including almonds, cherries, nectarines, peaches and plums!
Sam Van Aken’s Tree of 40 Fruit is true to its name. The hybridized fruit tree bears 40 different types of stone fruit including almonds, cherries, nectarines, peaches and plums!
Sam Van Aken’s Tree of 40 Fruit is true to its name. The hybridized fruit tree bears 40 different types of stone fruit including almonds, cherries, nectarines, peaches and plums!
Many have long looked at video games as a medium with little educational value, but libraries see them differently. For some kids, reading about Superman in a video game can be more fruitful than reading about him in a book.
Many have long looked at video games as a medium with little educational value, but libraries see them differently. For some kids, reading about Superman in a video game can be more fruitful than reading about him in a book.
The Helmeted Hornbill is found in the Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It eats mostly fruit and insects, and uses its casque as a weighted tool to dig into rotten wood.
Many species of fruit fly appear to be constrained within an evolutionary straitjacket and can't readily adapt to climate change-related temperature increases.
Many species of fruit fly appear to be constrained within an evolutionary straitjacket and can't readily adapt to climate change-related temperature increases.
Scientist Songpol Somsri is breeding the stench out of durians, but lovers of the odoriferous fruit, who find the smell wildly intoxicating, think that Songpol's durians stink.
Scientist Songpol Somsri is breeding the stench out of durians, but lovers of the odoriferous fruit, who find the smell wildly intoxicating, think that Songpol's durians stink.
Scientist Songpol Somsri is breeding the stench out of durians, but lovers of the odoriferous fruit, who find the smell wildly intoxicating, think that Songpol's durians stink.
Dive into delicious Maldivian-Western fusion cuisine on the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island --where the faces on the other side of the glass stare accusingly at your plate of fruits de mer.
Buddha's hand is a fragrant citron whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections. With no juicy flesh, it's often used for its zest in cooking, and for perfuming rooms and clothing.
Miracle fruit, a tiny crimson berry from West Africa that makes sour things taste sweet, has inspired a counterculture of "flavor trippers," who gather to try bizarre food pairings.
Miracle fruit, a tiny crimson berry from West Africa that makes sour things taste sweet, has inspired a counterculture of "flavor trippers," who gather to try bizarre food pairings.
Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
Poisonous alkaloids in blue dart frogs' skin are absorbed from ants they eat in the wild. In captivity, the frogs eat mainly crickets and fruit flies and actually lose their toxicity.
Ackee is Jamaica's national fruit. The fruit of the ackee is not edible in its entirety. Only the inner, fleshy yellow arils are consumed. It is extremely poisonous in the very center if you eat the red bits.