Ceratosolen solmsi ♂️

 

Ceratosolen solmsi is a species of fig wasp in the family Agaonidae that acts as the exclusive pollinator for the fig tree Ficus hispida, a tree found in parts of Asia and Australia. These wasps display extreme sexual dimorphism and spend their entire larval stage developing inside the fig syconia. Adults are very short-lived, typically surviving for less than 2 days (often less than 24 hours) after emerging. Females measure 1.4 to 1.5 mm, have wings, compound eyes, and a brownish-black dorsal colour. They are highly responsive to light (phototaxic) and use scent to find host trees. Males measure 1.1 to 1.3 mm, are wingless (apterous), and have no eyes. They spend their entire life inside the fig. A female "foundress" enters a receptive fig through a tiny opening called the ostiole, often losing her wings and antennae in the process. She lays eggs in the fig's flowers and simultaneously pollinates them. Wasp larvae develop within "galls" inside the fig for about 30 days. Males emerge first, chew into galls containing females to mate, and then chew exit holes in the fig wall to allow the females to escape and find new host trees.