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Description:

strange growths on a maple leaf

1 Species ID Suggestions

The Munch
The Munch 13 years ago
Gnat galls on maple leaf


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3 Comments

PatrickHansted
PatrickHansted 11 years ago

Looks like worms

ceherzog
ceherzog 13 years ago

wow! Fascinating

The Munch
The Munch 13 years ago

These are the galls left behind from gnat eggs. The gnats are long gone by the time these appear. These tags are the plants reaction to the insects using their leaves to hold their eggs.

dayna
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dayna

Spotted on Oct 21, 2010
Submitted on Jan 23, 2011

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