Can eating fruit make you a non-vegetarian? While the first answer is no, however, miracles in nature exist, which can turn a fruit into meat.What is this fruit? Fig is a tree native to the Mediterranean which produces a fig. The tree is used to make medicines. The fig is an edible fruit of Ficus carica, which is a species of the tree from the Moraceae family. The interesting part is, that there is a relationship between figs and fig wasp, and a classic case of mutualism, where both benefit from each other's existence. The figs rely on the wasps to pollinate them, whereas the wasps use figs as a place to reproduce. Symbiotic Relationship of Fig And Fig WaspFemale fig wasps enter a fig through a small opening called the ostiole to lay their eggs. As they enter, they also carry pollen from the fig where they were born. When the wasp moves around inside, pollen from the previous fig is spread on the flowers and leads to pollination. As the wasp lays its eggs inside, the larvae develop within the fig's tissues. Male wasps hatch first fertilise the unhatched females, and then die inside the fig. Whereas the female wasps hatch, collect pollen, and leave the fig in search of another fig to lay their eggs.Many wasps who enter figs never leave, their bodies are broken down by the fig's enzymes called ficin and are absorbed as nutrients by the fig.The Interesting ObservationFigs or what we popularly know as anjeer, look like a fruit, but are actually inverted flowers. Which is why the pollination and absorption of the fig wasp's body which happens in the flower, remains in the fig itself.As the wasp's body is broken down and absorbed by the fig, what was once animal protein, now becomes part of the plant. This is why eating a fig will make you a non-vegetarian as you are consuming the animal protein from a fruit and the source of the protein actually comes from a fig wasp.In 100 grams figs, you can consume 30 calories, 0.3 grams of protein, and 1.2 grams of fibre. They are also an excellent source of potassium, magnesium, and calcium.