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Spotting

Description:

Cocoon 10cm diameters at its widest 30cm long attached to a gum tree in my backyard

Habitat:

Gumtree in backyard of house in a Remote town in South Australia

Notes:

Really just curious what it is

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2 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

amazing place to live too :-)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

At 30cm long I doubt it is a cocoon in the usual sense. Is it hard to the touch? Might be some type of stem gall. At least you can watch over it.

Alex Fowler
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Alex Fowler

South Australia, Australia

Spotted on May 3, 2015
Submitted on May 3, 2015

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