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01-APR-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Rough bullet gall on bur oak

This may not look much like a residence, but it is for a tiny little wasp in the Cynipidae family, probably Disholcaspis quercusmamma. They lay their eggs on the twigs of Bur Oak, and these little galls are formed around the eggs, a nice protective cover. The Cynipid wasps are minuscule, and these galls are very small too. Inside is a perfectly formed oval cocoon. The hole at the top shows that the gall is now empty.

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Jeff Lobaugh07-Apr-2011 01:06
Well spotted and captured!!
Jola Dziubinska06-Apr-2011 23:44
Superb find, Christine.
Len03-Apr-2011 03:59
Great find and excellent macro shot!!!!V.
Guest 03-Apr-2011 02:43
nature is so artistic, lovely abodes.
Colin Storey02-Apr-2011 19:29
Great details on this very nice find. v
Carol Rollins02-Apr-2011 16:20
Great find and capture, Christine! Wonderful information too, thank you. ~
Tom LeRoy02-Apr-2011 13:08
Very interesting image and explanation! Amazing capture!V!
Karen Stuebing02-Apr-2011 11:29
This is really cool. These galls from the wasps are perfectly round and visually pleasing. Very nice find and photo. Love the earthy tones.
laine02-Apr-2011 09:42
super shot of the residence, Christine...love the DOF
j>a>e>17 :):):)02-Apr-2011 08:33
whimsicALLL waving wasps play peeek~a~booo AWELIVE & only the lucky SEEE them!!!! :):):):)
Maaike Huizer02-Apr-2011 07:13
Really original and very well taken. V
Carl Carbone02-Apr-2011 03:11
Fantastic shot! It could be an alien residence on another world. Very nice. V
Yvonne02-Apr-2011 02:56
A superb little residence Christine! v
Dennis Warren02-Apr-2011 02:04
well seen. Good they were away while you stole the shot.
Glenn Dean (Vatorman)02-Apr-2011 02:01
I would think it a great home (and documented nicely too) once one considers the rest of the animal kingdoms residences.
Janice Dunn02-Apr-2011 01:56
Good nature shot Christine - well done
Guest 02-Apr-2011 01:42
Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
Cindi Smith02-Apr-2011 01:37
Nice work. You find such cool things! I learn a lot from you. You should write a book with illustrations! :)
J. Scott Coile02-Apr-2011 01:26
Well done. I like the take in this piece of the list.
Hank Vander Velde02-Apr-2011 01:03
Terrific and educational image and caption Christine.
LynnH02-Apr-2011 00:55
Fabulous closeup. Wow. V
jychamberland02-Apr-2011 00:07
very nice find shot Christine!
Stephanie01-Apr-2011 23:11
What an incredible and unusual image for the Challenge. I love this!!! BV
Guest 01-Apr-2011 22:51
I have never seen one quite like that... great find and nice tones in this.
Inga Morozoff01-Apr-2011 22:49
Nice find and thanks for taking the time to include some educational info. It's always good to learn something new.
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