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Spongy Oak Apple Gall - Amphibolips confluenta Galls are green at first, but become tan and papery thin on the outside as seen in this photo. The gall was about 5 cm diameter.<br />
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Habitat: Oak (Quercus sp.) Amphibolips confluenta,Geotagged,Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp,Spring,United States,gall Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Spongy Oak Apple Gall - Amphibolips confluenta

Galls are green at first, but become tan and papery thin on the outside as seen in this photo. The gall was about 5 cm diameter.

Habitat: Oak (Quercus sp.)

    comments (10)

  1. STUNNING! Posted 4 years ago
    1. Thanks :) Posted 4 years ago
  2. Looks massive, what is its size? Posted 4 years ago
    1. The size of a meatball. Posted 4 years ago
      1. That doesn't tell me anything. Texas sized meatball? Soup meatball? Posted 4 years ago
        1. Lol. Aww, don't like my answer?! The answer is in the description; but to break the suspense, it was about 5 cm diameter. Posted 4 years ago
          1. Was it in the description all along? Whoops, sorry! Posted 4 years ago
            1. Haha. You will never know. Posted 4 years ago
                1. Lol, busted! All I did was update the size though bc I had copied and pasted the description from my last spotting of this gall...Pure laziness. Posted 4 years ago

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Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp is a wasp that creates galls on Oak (Quercus sp.).

Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 11, 2021. Captured Jun 18, 2020 22:57 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO320
  • 100mm