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These spiky galls growing from the plant stem have caused thickening and show the dead tips of the individual parasites.
Some dissections added reveal fleshy tissue but no clear indication of a culprit. Tanyscelis maskelli http://openi.nlm.nih.gov/detailedresult....
Spotted on Aug 3, 2012
Submitted on Aug 3, 2012
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So Tanyscelis ssp. (mature female gall) looks good. Id like to see some of the other 11 species.
might these also be psyllid galls
http://openi.nlm.nih.gov/detailedresult....
I'll strap one of those sport cams to Lily's forehead. She'll share lots of spottings of alpaca poop and chickens (dog, afterall).
Maybe I was talking to the dog =)
You've gotta get a camera for that dog.
Diva is for my diva dogs. I'm so not a diva myself (so not).
Thank you diva and welcome to PN.
That cute little puppy below is me, btw, Martin. I signed in with the wrong account.
Wow. I haven't seen any like that around here. Nice one.
Another similar... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/140...
I added a dissection but no answers were exposed. Maybe the organism has come and gone.
The arrangement (in rows) makes me suspect an egg laying culprit like a wasp. I must do a dissection. (The flower gall contained some rather indecisive green tissue).
Nice spotting martin. It's amazing how many different types there are. This one is a little like the fingery ones I found.
This is growing on a young Eucalyptus but I am not certain of the particular species.
Cool. Do you know what plant it was on?