oak spangle galls. These are growths found on the underside of oak leaves, caused by the larvae of tiny wasps (specifically the common spangle gall wasp, seen on my woodland walk
oak spangle galls. These are growths found on the underside of oak leaves, caused by the larvae of tiny wasps (specifically the common spangle gall wasp, seen on my woodland walk 🍁🍂
#gallwasp #oakleaves #woodland #autumn #nature #macro
Close-up view of the underside of a leaf of a Coast Live Oak. Various galls of the Two-horn Gall Wasp are prominent, attached along the major veins of the leaf. Edge of the leaf shows several of the protective spines that are characteristic of the Coast Live Oak.
#CoastLiveOak Two-horned #GallWasp
#Fossils of #insectgalls on leaves 100-million years ago.
Must have been stable LONG before that to be abundant enough for fossilization
#California #environment
#insects
#oak #oaks #oaktree #oaktrees
#Nikon #NikonPhotography
#macrophotography
#insectphotography
Gall Wasp seen on my garden around 1.5-2mm
Gall Wasp seen on my garden around 1.5-2mm
#gallwasp #Wasp #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro
A gall on a rose stem with numerous red and yellow tentacles
Robin's Pin-cushion gall on Dog-rose, caused by the tiny gall wasp Dipoloepis rosae. In Southstoke, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #southstoke #ukwildlife #bathsomerset #bathuk #bathnature #insect #gall #gallwasp #wasp #rose #dogrose
Beaked Twig Gall Wasps (Burnettweldia plumbella) form galls on several California oaks—including blue, leather, Muller’s, and scrub oaks. Adult wasps are tiny, just 3 to 4 mm long!
#GallWasp #nativeinsects #wildlife #nature #california
Have you ever seen one of these? It looks like a little rosie apple on an oak tree, It’s caused by a gall wasp The wasp lays her eggs inside a dormant leaf bud, which then hatch in spring and start the process for the formation of galls.
#galls
#gallwasp
#oaktree
#wasp
#nature
#photography
As I understand it, an Oak Apple gall of the gall wasp Biorhiza pallida, many developing on the oaks in Wandlebury Woods; formed after the wasp lays eggs inside leaf buds & the plant tissues swell as the larvae of the gall wasp develop inside
#Gall #OakApple #GallWasp #WandleburyWoods #OakTree
In #Biganos (France) all oaks in the city are densely covered with these conspicuous large spherical #galls with a nice crown of spines. Caused by #gallwasp Andricus quercustozae.
I drew the winning design for the 2025 ESA Southeastern Branch sticker competition!!!
#esa2025 #entomologicalsocietyofamerica #wasp #gallwasp #trichilogaster #sticker #clipstudiopaint
gall wasp
- Small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
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#definition #gallwasp #meaning #english #ielts
A new Phanacidini herb #gallwasp genus from China to be named after someone very worthy of a genus recognizing their important contributions to wasps! One of many cool wasps loaned to me by the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Went on a small walk and took some photos of things that would be in Manzanita Hills!
#fungi #earthstar #gallwasp #urchingallwasp #turkeytail #pineresin #sierranevada #slimemold #tiny #art #digitalart #photobash #astraeuspteridis #nature
Have you ever noticed a fluffy white ball on an oak tree and wondered what it was? Meet the sprungy oak apple gall, crafted by Amphibolips confluenta-a tiny wasp with a big impact!
#BackyardEcology #GallWasp #NaturelsCool #DIYNature #diynatureologies #whatisthat
