The tree of knowledge was likely a Fig. I started looking into the fig because many species of fig look or exude parasitic behavior. After doing more research into the fig tree I am pretty certain the basis for all parasites on earth stem from the fig species. The strangler fig literally looks like a face hugger from the movie ‘Alien’. The fig fruit parasitically controls wasps. The fig fruit’s pheromones attract the wasp. The wasp pollinate and lays eggs inside of the fruit. The mother wasp laying the eggs has its wings ripped off and is absorbed by the…