Check out the book (or audiobook) Endless Forms by Seirian Sumner! It's a fascinating exploration of the different kinds of wasps and their role in their environments. For example, some figs can only be polite (typo: pollinated) but a certain species of wasp and some wasps use antibacterial compounds to coat their nests.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That depends. How indepth is it? Are there pictures? I ask because I generally don't like bugs. They give me the heebie-jeeies. Especially big insects or swarms of insects. Which is a shame because they are fascinating creatures regardless.

[–] benignintervention@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I honestly have no idea if there are pictures because I listened to it, but it does have a pretty accessible breakdown of their anatomy, physiology, and evolutionary biology. Like David Attenborough, but with more words instead of video, and more of the author's story.

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Ooh, I forgot about audiobooks! I might see if that's in my library's collection!

Thanks!

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hard to tell if honest typos or just an AI

[–] benignintervention@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Honest typo. I keep using the swipe keyboard even though it sucks