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Eriococcidae. Apiomorpha conica
Gall forming hemipteran bug. This bug is female and lays her eggs through the pore at the posterior end of her gallish protective case. She is extremely poorly developed (this is normal) without eyes, wings and walking legs and will never leave her prison. Males are free moving, short lived and winged.
Spotted on Dec 26, 2011
Submitted on Dec 26, 2011
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Live gall with its tenant
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/161...
Here is a similar one http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/114...
Very interesting series.
Its a lanceolate leaf but I don't know the species. The leaves look like manna gum, or larger, the trunk looks like a stringybark.
and this one is on eucalyptus?