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Eggs deposited by the Goldenrod Gall Fly cause the golden rod to grow abnormally causing the gall.
Roadside
Spotted on Aug 25, 2013
Submitted on Aug 25, 2013
4 Comments
Great find! Please consider this for my new mission for Arthropod galls: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1473...
Thanks, Suzanne. Love the story! :)
When I was a kid, these made excellent scepters when we played at being kings and queens. We looked for a dried-out one, and broke it off just above the "stung place." If we were feeling especially festive, we decorated it ...
possibly goldenrod gall