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Shanahan, Mike, author.
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Ficus (Plants)
Human-plant relationships.
NATURE -- Plants -- Trees.
SCIENCE -- Natural History.
NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Forests & Rainforests.
Ficus (Plants)
Human-plant relationships.
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Gods, wasps, and stranglers : the secret history and redemptive future of fig trees / Mike Shanahan.
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Shanahan, Mike, author.
White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, 2016.
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196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Snakes and ladders & tantalising figs -- Trees of life, trees of knowledge -- A long seduction -- banyans and the birth of botany -- Botanical monkeys -- Sex & violence in the hanging gardens -- Struggles for existence -- Goodbye to the gardeners, hello to the heat -- From dependence to domination -- The war of the trees -- The testimony of volcanoes -- Once destroyed, forever lost? -- A wedding invitation.
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They are trees of life and trees of knowledge. They are wish-fulfillers rainforest royalty more precious than gold. They are the fig trees, and they have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways. Gods, Wasps, and Stranglers tells their amazing story. Fig trees fed our pre-human ancestors, influenced diverse cultures and played key roles in the dawn of civilization. They feature in every major religion, starring alongside Adam and Eve, Krishna and Buddha, Jesus and Muhammad. This is no coincidence - fig trees are special.
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