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Oak gall
This is the time of year when oak trees begin to break bud. Gall wasps from last year’s galls emerge, mate and females lay eggs on expanding leaf tissue. If successful, the presence of developing cynipid wasp larvae stimulate development of galls – often specific in shape and color to a particular species. Once galls [...]
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Fire ant jewelry
A commemorative pin from the 2010 Imported Fire Ant Conference held in Little Rock, Arkansas. Photo by Kathy Flanders.
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Fire ant jewelry
Fire ant pin. Origin unknown. Photo by Kathy Flanders.
