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Inside an oak apple gall

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

A crosssection of an oak apple gall reveals a pupa neatly tucked in its home.The eye can be seen too.The inside of the gall isvery clean since the larvae do not defeacate inside the home.the third picshows oak apple galls,

Habitat:

Oak tree at Mitchell Canyon,Clayton,California

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
HemaShah
Hi lauren ,they are green and then turn white. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1552396006
LaurenZarate
Very cool to look inside! What does the outside of the gall look like?
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PublishedOctober 11, 2018

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