16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Insect gall on a Magnolia flower

Insect galls are plant growths induced by an insect, usually a wasp, that uses the growth as a home for it's offspring.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Berkeley, California, United States of America
Camera: COOLPIX P7700
Copyright: © Susan Tremblay