(Airs Sunday, August 30) It may be one of nature's oddest couples: a tiny wasp and a giant fig tree. The wasp and the fig depend on each other for survival.
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The Queen of Trees: Introduction
The Seedy Side of Plants: Video: Shooting Seeds, Burrowing Seeds
Some seeds shoot like tiny missiles. Others drill themselves into the soil.
The Seedy Side of Plants: Additional Web and Print Resources
View additional resources for NATURE's "The Seedy Side of Plants."
The Seedy Side of Plants: Planet of the Plants
The quest for survival has even led plants to develop devious ways of fooling us into working for them as they send their seeds out to conquer new lands.
The Seedy Side of Plants: The Struggle for Control
Plants have spent millions of years learning how to produce seeds that can ensure the birth of a new generation. And people have spent thousands of years struggling to control that powerful force.
The Seedy Side of Plants: Endlessly Adaptable
In their quest to spread their seeds, plants have proved endlessly adaptable.
The Seedy Side of Plants: Introduction
How does such a seemingly passive life form accomplish the complex task of reproduction?
Living Edens: The Lost World: Eco Explorer: Florascope
Some 33 percent of the tepuis' known plants are endemic to the region. Most of the Lost World's wondrous botanical bounty lies on Mount Roraima.
Under Antarctic Ice: Antarctic Research
Beneath Antarctica's frozen seas lies one of Earth's most stable and vibrant ecosystems -- and one of its most enchanting realms. Visit a fantastic world hidden "Under Antarctic Ice."
The Body Changers: Introduction
Many animals have a special ability to transform themselves, for the sake of survival, reproduction, or both.



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