# Are there really dead wasps in figs?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Carolyn Beans
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/carolyn_beans_are_there_really_dead_wasps_in_figs)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 2023, a US grocer recalled over 10,000 cases of broccoli-cheddar soup over concerns they contained too much of an unintended ingredient. That ingredient? Bugs. We know insects regularly come into contact with our food— but how many are you actually eating? And is it okay? Carolyn Beans takes a look at figs and their conspicuously close bond with wasps. \[Directed by Denys Spolitak, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Cem Misirlioglu\].

## Lectures

1. [Are there really dead wasps in figs?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/carolyn_beans_are_there_really_dead_wasps_in_figs/1e107bb79db9), 5 min (TED's player)