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Asexual Generation Galls

Antron douglasii

Photo by HemaShah
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Description:

While developing, the gall wasp larvae,within, take care not to bespoil their oaken palace – their intestine remains disconnected from the anus, and only hooks up for deposit immediately prior to pupation. Don’t defecate where you eat, the old adage goes.
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=1111+1111+2222+0871

Habitat:

valley oak tree. Gall found on the underside.

Notes:

http://www.farmerfred.com/oakgalls.htm

Reference Links:

Left Coast Naturalist: Oak Gall Wasps - the Cynipids

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