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Andricus kollari
Oak marble galls develop as a chemically induced distortion of leaf buds on oak caused by the gall wasp Andricus kollari, which lays eggs within leaf buds. The second picture shows that the galls have been predated by a bird.
Spotted on Sep 1, 2011
Submitted on Oct 25, 2011
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