Gall on staghorn sumac made by Melaphis rhois aphids by larose forest photos

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07-AUG-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Gall on staghorn sumac made by Melaphis rhois aphids

These large round red galls on the leaves of sumac are made by aphids. Something has opened one of them, no doubt to feed on the aphids inside - and there are many young inside each gall.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/800s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso125 hide exif

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Date/Time	07-Aug-2014 13:31:14
Make	Panasonic
Model	DMC-FZ200
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	4.5 mm
Exposure Time	1/833 sec
Aperture	f/2.8
ISO Equivalent	125
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Ika Zinka Eferl		19-Oct-2014 18:09
Beautiful ,nice find,Christine!V

Carl Carbone		19-Oct-2014 02:34
Super capture and great info as usual!

Hank Vander Velde		19-Oct-2014 02:01
Terrific image of another eye-opener for me Christine.

Guest		19-Oct-2014 00:58
Interesting image. Lovely light. V

Jim Coffman		18-Oct-2014 23:34
Wow, I have never seen these before..

Zeeby		18-Oct-2014 21:50
Fascinating capture. V

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