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Photo by LeanneGardner
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Description:

Same Eucalyptus tree as previous spotting, this was a ball of a different kind. When broken open revealed these small dark brown critters.

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Comments (6)
LeanneGardner
I've been next door & he has cut down the young gum tree again Martin. He's trying to stop it growing beside his pool. I've told him to come get me before he cuts anything again! ha! Never mind, I shall look for these again & next time know what to do. I have a funny story to tell you on freezing insects, but I'll save that for FB. OK, so petri dish or zip lock bag....check! Haha! You're so funny Martin...professor Leanne, haha :D I'm giggling. Thank you heaps for all your help, it's so inspiring :)
MartinL
Just put them in a jar or zip lock bag. No holes needed as the pupae hardly breath and don't feed at this stage either. If you cut the gall at larva stage, they would die without pupating. When emerged, I put mine in the freezer so as to photograph them (don't tell anyone). If you freeze them less than five minutes, they usually recover and soon fly away giving you time to take a quick photo. A petri dish is useful to photograph through, or a zip lock bag. Good luck professor Leanne.
LeanneGardner
Brilliant! I'm going to see if they're still there. Do I just put it in a jar with holes in the top?? Like at school??? :)) Thanks for this Martin. I'm really excited about this.
MartinL
Neat. These pupa are probably flies but may be wasps. They will emerge in a few days and can be observed if you contain them. I did this with a similar gall cluster to identify a tiny fly (one pair of wings). http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8045518
LeanneGardner
Thank you very much Megan. I hope you find something wonderful in yours :)
MeganM
The next time I see some type of pod or growth, I'll make sure to find out what's inside. These spottings of this sort are so interesting. Nice work!

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Central Queensland Wildlife
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PublishedJune 29, 2012

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