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Some kind of gall maker living on Prunus ...
SOLVED on 3/7/2012
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Club mushroom hypothesis... So while foraging around today I discovered two ...
the noise makers sticking out of his rear ...
Grape Filbert Gall - Is a rarely seen gall caused by the gall
trouble-makers. This one was hanging out ...
Tiny yellow moth with two dark tufts in the middle of the wings.
This is a very tall evergreen. They sport homes for spitell bugs. Spitell bugs ...
This is the stage just before they transform into the flying noise
Small, elongated casing with ridges. First glance I thought a Cottony Cushion ...
Dry, except for the red droplets on the stalk. The first photo shows the inside ...
Caddsifly cases made from grass, sticks, and charcoal. There must have been at ...
most likely the tunnel maker, vols are a ...
An aquatic larval form; the case varies based on habitat and species. The case ...
This particular gall was about the size of a large bunch of grapes....and ...
insecticide sprays. Important details of the life cycles of many gall-
These galls are now empty. You can see where the insect left the galls toward ...
option so I'm going to do some in depth research on the 'dye-
An aquatic larval form; the case varies based on habitat and species. The case ...
are leaf miners, stem borers, or gall
endangered. It is called Hoiho in Maori which means noise
gnat, or midge just two tenths of an inch long is its
Roughly 6-7 mm in body length, all red as shown. Note very large "node" ...
Owl in an owl house. I will keep updating as the Spring Progresses. Here is a ...
coloured with a single thin black stripe in it's back, and small roundish ...
Wheel web or orb weaving spider10-15mm. With a grub eating her
The Noise Maker!
A team of miniature lacemakers work their way across a callistemon leaf.
three fruiting bodies: 20cm diameter, 10 cm diameter, and 4x7cm oval. upper ...