Disholcaspis mellifica
探検昆虫
Disholcaspis mellifica
Disholcaspis mellifica
Disholcaspis mellifica is a tiny insect that lives on oak trees. It makes galls, which are like little homes for itself, on the leaves. These galls can look like small bumps or balls on the leaves.
生息地: Forests
外見
The Disholcaspis mellifica is a tiny, dark-bodied wasp, typically black or dark brown, with delicate, transparent wings. Its small, compact form and relatively short antennae distinguish it from larger, more brightly colored wasps.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hymenoptera科Cynipidae属Disholcaspis
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
Galls made by this wasp can sometimes be mistaken for berries!
Some galls contain many wasps, like tiny apartment buildings!
The wasp larvae live safely inside their self-made plant homes.
These tiny wasps are incredible master manipulators of plants.
特殊能力
能力
Gall Architect
Disholcaspis mellifica can induce the growth of complex galls on oak trees because their larvae release chemicals that manipulate plant tissue.
能力
Generational Shapeshifter
Disholcaspis mellifica can switch between sexual and asexual reproduction to adapt quickly to environmental changes.
能力
Living Fortification
Disholcaspis mellifica has larvae that develop exclusively within a protective oak gall that provides food and shelter.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 3-8 mm
- サイズ
- 2-5 mm
- 寿命
- 14-30 日
- 飛行速度
- 3 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Adults feed on plant sugars, while larvae eat nutrient-rich oak gall tissue.
年齢による違い: Adults consume nectar and honeydew; larvae feed exclusively on the internal tissues of the oak gall.
主な食物
- Nectar
- Honeydew
- Oak Gall Tissue
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
depends on
California Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
for inducing galls that provide larval food and shelter.
eaten by
California Oak Gall Parasitoid Wasp
Torymus californicus
its larvae are parasitized by this wasp inside the galls.
eaten by
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
woodpeckers may forage on galls, consuming larvae.
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 insects from a distance and not touch them.
よくある質問
Disholcaspis mellificaの翼開長は何ですか？
3-8 mm
Disholcaspis mellificaのサイズは何ですか？
2-5 mm
Disholcaspis mellificaの寿命は何ですか？
14-30 日
Disholcaspis mellificaの飛行速度は何ですか？
3 km/h
Disholcaspis mellificaは何を食べますか？
Adults feed on plant sugars, while larvae eat nutrient-rich oak gall tissue.
Disholcaspis mellificaは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
Disholcaspis mellificaはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Disholcaspis mellificaの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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