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Wool Sower Gall

Callirhytis seminator

Description:

These were the prettiest galls that I've ever seen!

They were fluffy, white ball with pink spots and was about 4-5 cm across. One gall is actually a group of smaller, hairy galls that are joined at a common spot on a twig. They can be pulled apart to see seed-like structures that contain the developing wasps.

Habitat:

I spotted 6 galls growing on Oak (Quercus sp.) - probably White Oak (Quercus alba).

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7 Comments

triggsturner
triggsturner 5 years ago

Great spotting and quite fascinating. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 5 years ago

Thanks Jim and Leuba! I uploaded a photo of the seed-like parts that are found in the middle of the gall. These "seeds" contain the developing wasps.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 5 years ago

Fantastic find Christine ! Quercus have some amazing galls -we don't have any here of course. Very pretty.

Jim Nelson
Jim Nelson 5 years ago

I agree, Christine...pretty, and nice spotting!

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 5 years ago

Thanks Brian and Sukanya! It was so beautiful. It felt fluffy, yet a bit sticky.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 5 years ago

Gall! So pretty...I could wear it in my hair!!!

Brian38
Brian38 5 years ago

Great spotting Christine! Galls in general interest me, but this one is something else!!

Christine Y.
Spotted by
Christine Y.

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on May 31, 2018
Submitted on Jun 6, 2018

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