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Marble Gall
Giving these galls a name was a bit strange to me. It is given the name of the wasp, but what you see in the photo is not a wasp at all, but a misformed part of a plant.
I find it an impressive feat of bio-engineering that the wasps are able to manipulate plants in such way that it grows a nice comfortable nursing chamber for their own larvae.
Marble Gall (Andricus kollari)
Andricus kollari, also known as the marble gall wasp, is a parthenogenetic species of wasp which causes the formation of marble galls on oak trees. Synonyms for the species include Cynips kollari, Andricus quercusgemmae, A. minor, A. indigenus and A. circulans.
Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
By Joost Thissen
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Uploaded Mar 10, 2013. Captured Aug 17, 2012 11:44 in Dijkpad, 5685 Best, The Netherlands.
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