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What is a gall wasp?
A gall wasp is a type of insect that lays its eggs on plants, which then triggers the plant to form a growth (called a gall) around the developing wasp larvae. The larvae feed and develop inside the protective gall structure until they emerge as adults.
What does a Gall wasp eat?
Gall Wasps create Galls in trees. There larvae feed off of the Galls that have been created. Adults do not feed at all, and have a very short life span.
What plants does gall wasp eat?
your buttcheek
What type of relationship is the gall wasp and the wiliwili tree?
A gall wasp is flower
What do wasp larvae eat?
Wasp larvae eat the insects that the adult wasps fetch for them. Adults will go out, catch insects and either chew them there and then or take them back to the nest, butcher them and feed them to the young wasp larvae. In return, the wasps larvae then secrete a sugary solution with 500% more energy than the insects alone. This is what the adults feed upon.
What are oak balls?
Oak galls are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. The adult female wasp lays single eggs in developing leaf buds. The wasp larvae feed on the gall tissue resulting from their secretions. Oak galls are sometimes called oak apples or oak balls.
What is the red looking bulb in an oak tree?
The red-looking bulb in an oak tree is likely a gall, specifically an oak gall, which is caused by the larvae of gall wasps. These insects lay their eggs on the tree, and as the larvae develop, they stimulate the tree to produce a growth that encases them, resulting in a bulbous, red structure. Galls can vary in color and size, but they are generally harmless to the tree, although they can indicate the presence of the wasp.
What eats gall wasps?
Gall wasps are preyed upon by birds, parasitic wasps, beetles, and some species of ants. These predators help regulate gall wasp populations in nature.
What animal eats gall wasps?
Gall wasps are also known as gallflies. Animals that eat them often include other wasps, as they penetrate the gallfly's gall and consume the larvae within.
What is the metamorphosis of the wasp?
from larvae to adult
What does an oak Apple gall wasp get eaten by?
big mama
What does a sand wasp eat?
Adult sand wasps will feed upon nectar of flowering plants, while their larvae are fed flies and other insects.
