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Pyrenean oak

Andricus quercustozae

Oak marble gall

Dryophanta folii

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Please update the scientific name for this spotting. It is definitely a wasp gall so I have moved it to Arthropods category. Gracias..
Esta es una pequeña avispa que parasita al árbol Quercus faginea, provocando unas agallas que transforman la hoja en una estructura con forma de fruto, por lo que mucha gente piensa que estos son los frutos del árbol, en cuanto los verdaderos frutos son las bellotas. Esta agalla está formada por un tejido esponjoso que le sirve de alimento a las larvas de esta avispa.
Agalla de roble, marble oak gall
Agalla de roble, marble oak gall
this is not a fruit, this make an oak as defense against parasitic wasps..
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PublishedJune 9, 2013

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