Natural abstract. Diplolepis rosae

SC160 - Post 17 August - Natural Abstracts

I didn't do anything with this photo except crop it. This is quite n usual occurrence in Nature. Who can guess what it is?

From this afternoon until about Thursday, we won't have a working computer. Enjoy your week everybody. ;-))

The Robin's pincushion (also known as the 'Bedeguar Gall') is a gall caused by the larvae of a tiny gall wasp, Dipoloepis rosae. The gall is widespread and common, and can be found developing on the stems of Dog-roses during late summer; it acquires its reddish colour as it matures in autumn. Each gall holds many grubs, which feed on the gall tissues throughout the winter and emerge in spring as adults. The adults reproduce asexually and only a tiny number are male.