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Title: Help identifying “ seed pods “
Post by: trimguy on May 08, 2022, 05:48:50 PM

I was at my BIL's today for our Mother's Day get together and he asked if I knew what these are from. I have no idea, I don't think I've seen anything like this before. He has been living in this house for several years and said he hasn't seen them before.We had a good bit of wind the other day and they are all over his yard so there was not a definite place to look. Any ideas ?
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/57881/BC6317FD-8032-4520-9500-2D38A4646474.jpeg?easyrotate_cache=1652046358)

Her is 1 with part of a leaf still on
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/57881/4158D663-819E-4352-8725-852AECE28A7A.jpeg?easyrotate_cache=1652046330)

And this is 1 broken open ?

Title: Re: Help identifying “ seed pods “
Post by: beenthere on May 08, 2022, 07:39:15 PM

Looks like a gall, that harbors a bug.

Google oak gall or oak apple. A lot to read about.

The small hole in one shown is an exit hole.

Title: Re: Help identifying “ seed pods “
Post by: low_48 on May 08, 2022, 11:23:22 PM

Wasp gall.

Title: Re: Help identifying “ seed pods “
Post by: beenthere on May 09, 2022, 01:27:02 AM

A number of different names
https://www.brandywine.org/conservancy/blog/how-wasps-make-beautiful-and-complex-oak-apples

Inside is the tiny wasp larvae

Title: Re: Help identifying “ seed pods “
Post by: trimguy on May 09, 2022, 10:15:28 AM

That's it. I don't think I've ever seen one before, for whatever reason. Thank you for the help.

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