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Oak gall

Description:

It is not a fruit, it is a weightless ball with a spongy inside. Attached to the branches of an oak. I put it under fungus but I don't know. Update: Oak gall usually made from wasps

Habitat:

In an oak forest

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4 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you HeatherK for the ID

HeatherK
HeatherK 11 years ago

I think it's an oak gall usually made from wasps.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thanks for the pointer chesterbperry

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 11 years ago

I would suspect it to be a gall of some kind.

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Mexico

Spotted on Aug 25, 2012
Submitted on Sep 1, 2012

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