Who Knew Diplolepis rosae

Who Knew?  Diplolepis rosae

On the wild rose bush

in winter, moss-like balls

seem like nature’s holiday

ornaments of 

rounded leafy filaments

but instead they hold 

pre-pupal wasps

waiting for warmer weather

to morph pupa to 

adult gall wasp:   

Diplolepis rosae

the tiny gall wasp

emerges May to August. 

Sheri Edwards  

01.28.24   028.365.24

Poetry/Photography

The Story

https://sheri42.net/2024/01/28/who-knew-diplolepis-rosae/

https://flic.kr/p/2pv9X5b

a gall wasp forms this moss-like structure for its metamorphosis-- Who Knew? unexpected natural wonder

#smallpoems #clmooc  #poetry24 #rosegall #mossyrosegall 

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