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Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

Totally no idea what this could be.
Light yellow in colour, roundish with hairy surface.
Size is around 5-7 mm.
Found under a leaf, just 1, by itself.

Habitat:

Tropical forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
AlbertKang
Thanks for the information, @MrsPbio. Looks like it is a gall then.
MrsPbio
The size suggests it may be a gall.... caused usually by insect or fungal damage then the leaf builds a bit of a protection around the irritation. Galls are interesting things to learn about.

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Wildlife of South East Asia

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PublishedSeptember 16, 2015

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