Friday 9 September 2011

Robin's Pincushion

Robin's Pincushion gall, caused by the wasp Diplolepis rosae, on a wild rose on Hutchinson's Bank, 9 August 2011.
Robin's Pincushion gall, caused by the wasp Diplolepis rosae, on a wild rose on Hutchinson's Bank, 9 August 2011.
I saw quite a few of these on Hutchinson's Bank. I posted a photo of a bright red one earlier, here: Robin's Pincushion Gall. That one was in Riddlesdown Quarry. They aren't rare, but they're the sort of thing you might not notice unless you look.

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