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
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https://sheri42.net/2024/01/28/who-knew-diplolepis-rosae/
a gall wasp forms this moss-like structure for its metamorphosis-- Who Knew? unexpected natural wonder
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