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bug casing? - Callirhytis seminator
Copyright © 2014 lindarose

bug casing? - Callirhytis seminator
Warren County, North Carolina, USA
June 6, 2014
Size: approx. 1 1/4 inch
I found this on my porch stairs. I think it dropped in a storm from the pine tree. I also saw three of these at my neighbors. I think they were on a small oak. I can't find them now.
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Contributed by lindarose on 24 June, 2014 - 4:15pm
Last updated 24 June, 2014 - 8:44pm

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… Charley Eiseman, 24 June, 2014 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

Wool sower gall
These are formed on white oak twigs by Callirhytis seminator, a small wasp. This is what they look like when they are fresh:
… Charley Eiseman, 24 June, 2014 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks Mr. Eiseman
Fascinating. I wish I'd seen it when it was fresh. I'll have to do some reading and find out more. I put it in the bushes. I guess I'll have more next year.
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