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Naturalists document a dozen oak wasp gall species

Original: Galling :-) Recently, friends and I have been trying to learn a little more about galls, particularly wasp galls on oak

A group of amateur naturalists has been studying galls, focusing on wasp galls found on oak trees. They identified around a dozen different species on local nature reserves, working through the challenge of distinguishing them. The observation highlights how much gall diversity can be found close to home, with the insects' unusual life cycles drawing particular interest among wildlife enthusiasts.

Why now: Wildlife enthusiasts are sharing a rewarding local biodiversity find that showcases the surprising variety of oak galls.

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• Galling :-) Recently, friends and I have been trying to learn a little more about galls, particularly wasp galls on oak trees. We found about a dozen species on local nature reserves. It took some work to identify them all, but we're reasonably sure of these. The life cycles… · ManInTheGreenShirt · 9

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