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Christine Hanrahan

Galls on rose leaves

These smooth, shiny little galls were on my climbing rose bush leaves this summer. I cut one open and discovered a small pale green larva inside. I think these galls may be made by a Cynipid wasp (a minute little creature), but I am not really sure. They don't damage the rose at all, and I actually find the tiny red shiny "balls" quite attractive.


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Guest 12-Jan-2013 15:24
Yes, does make for a beautifull decoration. V
slhoornstra12-Jan-2013 01:57
A beautiful collage, lovely color and interesting, too. V
Esa Ervasti16-Dec-2012 18:44
This is also well done presentation of these little wonders of nature.
Dan the Man02-Dec-2012 14:44
Nice and very interesting description... Bravo!
Torben Jorgensen02-Dec-2012 09:35
Excellent collage of the galls. V
Patrick Goossens02-Dec-2012 09:30
Very well presented collage Christine.V
slhoornstra02-Dec-2012 04:46
Nature celebrates the winter!! A lovely tryptic. V
Hank Vander Velde02-Dec-2012 02:43
Nice set of images well presented and good description Christine.
Yvonne02-Dec-2012 02:03
Superbly presented and very interesting! v
Sheila02-Dec-2012 01:54
I have never seen galls on leaves before. They are attractive in their own way. Superb shots.
Marcia Colelli01-Dec-2012 23:48
Excellent work. Nice details and colors V
Guest 01-Dec-2012 23:41
Excellent exhibit here, collage is so descriptive
Robert Ballard01-Dec-2012 23:22
Around here I occasionally see spiky rose galls. I think they're caused by wasps.
Karen Stuebing01-Dec-2012 23:18
Superb and informative triptych to show the gall. It looks almost like a berry. V.
Stephanie01-Dec-2012 22:37
Fascinating info and triptych! V
Colin Storey01-Dec-2012 20:33
Fantastic set off entailed images. v
Irene Wehrli01-Dec-2012 20:15
What a beautiful collage Christine - never heard of rose galls...
Irene
Jim Coffman01-Dec-2012 19:33
Very nice work,Christine!
Blandine Mangin01-Dec-2012 18:31
very beautiful work ! v
joseantonio01-Dec-2012 16:51
Amazing capture and details...V.
MarcViskens01-Dec-2012 16:18
very nice composed Christine
marc
Walter Otto Koenig01-Dec-2012 16:10
Fascinating and well taken images. Very nicely presented. "V"
globalgadabout01-Dec-2012 16:07
they look like miniature apples, yet contain pups rather than pips...super shots all three...V
Carl Carbone01-Dec-2012 16:00
They are quite attractive. Like little ornaments! Nice work.
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