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Wool Sower Gall

Callirhytis seminator

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

These were the prettiest galls that I've ever seen!
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They were fluffy, white ball with pink spots and was about 4-5 cm across. One gall is actually a group of smaller, hairy galls that are joined at a common spot on a twig. They can be pulled apart to see seed-like structures that contain the developing wasps.

Habitat:

I spotted 6 galls growing on Oak (Quercus sp.) - probably White Oak (Quercus alba).

Reference Links:

Species Callirhytis seminator - Wool Sower - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (7)
triggsturner
Great spotting and quite fascinating. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Christine Y.
Thanks Jim and Leuba! I uploaded a photo of the seed-like parts that are found in the middle of the gall. These "seeds" contain the developing wasps.
Leuba Ridgway
Fantastic find Christine ! Quercus have some amazing galls -we don't have any here of course. Very pretty.
Jim Nelson
I agree, Christine...pretty, and nice spotting!
Christine Y.
Thanks Brian and Sukanya! It was so beautiful. It felt fluffy, yet a bit sticky.
SukanyaDatta
Gall! So pretty...I could wear it in my hair!!!
Brian38
Great spotting Christine! Galls in general interest me, but this one is something else!!

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