3-14-25
Parasitoid Wasp on a live oak gall
(Ormyrus sp.)
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, TX

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#NewSpecies alert! We just published a paper in Zootaxa describing two gorgeous species of #Ormyrus parasitoid wasps associated with herb #gall #wasps! Ormyrus bellbowl is named after the Bell Bowl #Prairie in opposition to its abhorrent partial destruction in 2023. #PreserveOurPrairies