Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Wasp
探検昆虫
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Wasp
Callirhytis quercusbatatoides
The Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Wasp is a tiny insect that makes special bumps called galls on oak trees. These galls provide a safe home for the wasp's babies as they grow.
生息地: Forests
外見
The Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Wasp is a tiny, dark-bodied insect, typically black or brownish-black with a shiny exoskeleton. Its slender antennae and delicate, clear wings contrast with its stout, rounded abdomen, which can sometimes have reddish tints.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hymenoptera科Cynipidae属Callirhytis
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
Each gall is a custom-built nursery, offering food and protection for one larva.
The bumpy homes on the tree are made by baby wasps controlling the oak tree!
These tiny wasps are super picky, only choosing Southern Live Oak trees!
They only hatch from eggs laid inside the tree's growing twigs or leaves.
特殊能力
能力
Plant Manipulation
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Wasp can make oak trees grow specific shapes that provide food and shelter for its young.
能力
Dual Reproduction
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Wasp can reproduce sexually or asexually because of its unique life cycle strategy.
能力
Targeted Laying
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Wasp can only lay eggs in specific parts of the Southern Live Oak tree.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 4-8 mm
- サイズ
- 2-4 mm
- 寿命
- 7-21 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Adults may sip nectar, but the larvae munch on the oak tree's gall tissue from inside their homes.
年齢による違い: Larvae consume gall tissue, while adults typically do not feed or sip nectar for energy.
主な食物
- Gall tissue
- Nectar
- Honeydew
生態系とのつながり
parasitizes
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Uses its tissues to create a protective home for its larvae.
eaten by
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Woodpeckers sometimes pry open galls to eat the larvae inside.
parasitizes
Parasitoid Wasp
Torymus bacilligallae
Lays its eggs inside the gall, preying on the Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Wasp larva.
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 galls from a distance and not touch them, as they are homes for tiny insects.
よくある質問
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Waspの翼開長は何ですか？
4-8 mm
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Waspのサイズは何ですか？
2-4 mm
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Waspの寿命は何ですか？
7-21 日
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Waspは何を食べますか？
Adults may sip nectar, but the larvae munch on the oak tree's gall tissue from inside their homes.
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Waspは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
Southern Live Oak Stem Gall Waspの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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