Predated oak marble galls
Introduction
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Predated oak marble galls
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 2 Mar 2011
A mix of broad-leaved tree species have been planted in fields beside the older woodland. Some of the young oaks have marble galls of which many have been predated by birds who have pecked into the hard galls in search of the grub of the gall wasp, Andricus kollari, inside.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.019633
Longitude
-4.734001