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Convoluted Gall Wasp
探検昆虫
Convoluted Gall Wasp
Andricus confertus
The Convoluted Gall Wasp is a tiny insect that makes special round galls on oak trees. These galls are like little homes for the wasp's babies, and they help protect them as they grow.
生息地: Forests
外見
The Convoluted Gall Wasp is a tiny, dark-bodied insect, typically brown to black. It has a compact, stocky build with clear wings and short antennae, appearing unassuming compared to the prominent, bumpy galls it creates on oak leaves and twigs.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hymenoptera科Cynipidae属Andricus
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Gall wasps spend most of their lives hidden inside these plant 'houses' they create.
Some galls feel squishy like sponge, while others are hard as wood!
The lumpy galls it makes are living parts of the oak tree, not part of the wasp itself!
These tiny wasps play a huge role in the forest food web for birds and other insects.
特殊能力
能力
Gall Architect
Convoluted Gall Wasp larvae can chemically command oak trees to grow unique, protective structures called galls, which provide both shelter and food.
能力
Chemical Commander
Convoluted Gall Wasp has special chemicals it injects into oak trees that force the plant to create a home and food source just for its babies.
能力
Generation Shifter
The Convoluted Gall Wasp can reproduce sexually in one generation and then switch to asexual reproduction in the next, a clever way to increase its numbers.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 4-8 mm
- サイズ
- 2-4 mm
- 寿命
- 10-30 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Adult Convoluted Gall Wasps may sip nectar, but their larvae feed on the nutritious tissue within oak galls.
年齢による違い: Larvae consume plant tissue inside galls; adults may feed on nectar or honeydew.
主な食物
- Oak leaf tissue
- Plant sap
- Nectar
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
depends on
California Black Oak
Quercus kelloggii
Provides plant tissue for gall formation and larval development.
parasitizes
California Oak Gall Wasp Parasitoid
Torymus californicus
Its larvae feed on the developing Convoluted Gall Wasp larvae inside the gall.
shelters
Pacific Gall Inquiline Wasp
Synergus pacificus
This inquiline lives within galls created by the Convoluted Gall Wasp.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
It's best to look at these wasps from a distance, so you don't disturb them or their galls.
よくある質問
Convoluted Gall Waspの翼開長は何ですか？
4-8 mm
Convoluted Gall Waspのサイズは何ですか？
2-4 mm
Convoluted Gall Waspの寿命は何ですか？
10-30 日
Convoluted Gall Waspは何を食べますか？
Adult Convoluted Gall Wasps may sip nectar, but their larvae feed on the nutritious tissue within oak galls.
Convoluted Gall Waspは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
Convoluted Gall Waspはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Convoluted Gall Waspの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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