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pointy, hollow, tubular projections in leaves of a small shrub caused by a tiny, 2mm insect
tropical forest
I've never seen anything like this. I spotted this near Tuy Hoa.
Spotted on Jan 27, 2012
Submitted on Apr 28, 2012
3 Comments
Very strange indeed...
Thanks martinl, at least we know partially what we are dealing with.
This tubular gall is produced by an irritant parasite. There are several possible culprits including nematodes, wasps, flies, hemipterans but I don't know which is responsible for these.