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oak galls with ants - Callirhytis rugulosa
Copyright © 2012 Kim Fleming

oak galls with ants - Callirhytis rugulosa
Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
April 9, 2009
these galls were on oak with ants enjoying the exudate.
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Contributed by Kim Fleming on 4 May, 2012 - 9:07am
Last updated 7 September, 2021 - 12:15pm

Moved
Moved from Oak Gall Wasps.
… Adam Kranz, 7 September, 2021 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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These don't seem to match any known galls. If you find them again, definitely collect them!
… Charley Eiseman, 5 May, 2012 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

 
will do
I looked for some today but had no luck. Also, looked at the tree these were on (it's on my regular creek path and I've been checking it periodically since I found these galls) and now I am thinking it is water oak and not willow. It had the skinny leaves like willow oak when smaller but now also has some leaves slightly wider and shallowly lobed like a water oak. Both trees are out there and when they're young it's not easy for me to tell them apart.
… Kim Fleming, 5 May, 2012 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

Any idea...
what kind of oak?
… Charley Eiseman, 4 May, 2012 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

 
I think...
pretty sure it is a willow oak. I looked back through my Apr 09 images and have one shot with the leaves just emerging. It was just ~2 ft sapling these were on. I can doublecheck the actual tree later, and if I'm wrong will re-post here, but I think that is correct.
… Kim Fleming, 4 May, 2012 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

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