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Oak Galls

Description:

This oak leaf had at least 4 types of galls on it. Cone gall ,midge gall, silk button gall, urchin gall. Galls are created by insects. Each gall provides food and a home for the insect. The study of galls is known as Cecidology.

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5 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 5 years ago

Thanks maplemoth

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 5 years ago

A very interesting photo....

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 5 years ago

Thanks Stephen and Neil.

Stephen Wain
Stephen Wain 5 years ago

Fascinating

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

They are awesome! I've seen plenty of galls, but none like that, and such cool shapes and colours. Great spotting, Hema.

HemaShah
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HemaShah

California, USA

Spotted on Aug 18, 2018
Submitted on Aug 18, 2018

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