I know we should be really good at understanding the food source(s) of the prey we're hunting.....but I saw something in my driveway that fell out of a red oak.....that I have never seen (and it may be perfectly normal).
So it isn't part of the vegetation itself? It certainly gave every appearance that it was. It was "attached" just like a leaf. I suppose it could have been attached around the leaf stem, though.
I just thought it was interesting. Thanks, Fran.
Edit** 2 minutes of research and it IS part of the plant tissue responding to an insect.
So it isn't part of the vegetation itself? It certainly gave every appearance that it was. It was "attached" just like a leaf. I suppose it could have been attached around the leaf stem, though.
I just thought it was interesting. Thanks, Fran.
I think it IS part of the vegetation, but isan abnormal outgrowth caused by some kind of bug activity. The bug uses it as a cocoon.
It's called a "gall." Not a fruit. I think it's some kind of growthcasing around a bug. Like a cocoon.
That's exactly what that is. The KING knows all.Seriously, that is a gall, and they are harmless. Being a tree guy, I see them all the time. You can see them on various trees.Quik described it perfectly, would you have expected any different?
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I saw one of those the other day laying on the ground. I had no idea what it was. I was going to step on it to see what came out but didn't.
I learned something today.
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Oak question
Seriously, that is a gall, and they are harmless. Being a tree guy, I see them all the time. You can see them on various trees.Quik described it perfectly, would you have expected any different?
