Monday 5 October 2009

Oak Marble Gall

oak marble gall

6 comments:

John | English Wilderness said...

Marble galls are caused by the larvae of gall wasps (Andricus kollari) which lay their eggs on oak buds. The hole is where the wasp emerged.

Joanne Olivieri said...

This is very interesting and not something I had known. Love the informative posts and wonderful photos.

rainfield61 said...

Very interesting, if compare to the buds that are found besides the Marble Gall.

Cruiselife & Co said...

So odd looking. It looks like a brain. lol

Rick (Ratty) said...

I agree with everyone else, it is very interesting. I always wondered what kinds of things would cause a gall. Wasps make a lot of sense.

Cut Out Studio UK said...

awesome....really beautiful.

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