Oak galls on bur oak leaf ( Quercus macrocarpa ) by larose forest photos

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28-NOV-2009	Christine Hanrahan

These galls are made by a tiny Cynipid wasp. The wasps are almost too small to see with the naked eye!

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Len		17-Dec-2009 03:17
Great macro shot Christine!! V.

slhoornstra		29-Nov-2009 03:48
A very fine macro, they are quite decorative. V

Ann Pettigrew		29-Nov-2009 03:40
Really nice, Christine. I love your natural history lesson as well. Is that a moss or lichen under the leaf?

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