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12-MAY-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Willow gall with larva

Burnt Lands Provincial Park. This is a gall on a willow stem, caused by a tiny fly in the Cecidomyiidae family, Rabdophaga rigidae. I thought the gall was empty, as many of the others had exit holes in them, so I cut off the top of this one, only to find the larva of the fly still inside. The larva is the tiny orange thing in the gall.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/800s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time12-May-2014 13:19:51
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Focal Length4.5 mm
Exposure Time1/833 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent100
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victorswan05-Feb-2016 16:14
Fascinating! great find and a very nice image well done Christine BV
Helen Betts27-May-2014 18:01
Quite fascinating capture in great light. I hope the larva was OK after you cut the top off! V.
joseantonio27-May-2014 16:24
Fascinating image. Thank you for sharing this experience.V
hayl27-May-2014 15:26
Neat photo - always wondered who was in there.
Margot W27-May-2014 15:26
Terrific piece of info and photography.
Walter Otto Koenig27-May-2014 15:15
You find the coolest things. Fascinating!
Sam Rua27-May-2014 14:57
Now that is very cool. Nice documentary, Christine.
globalgadabout27-May-2014 13:57
that's a a different kind of papoose...lovely colour palette here..
Claude Gagnon27-May-2014 13:53
Wow, great find and a very nice shot :))
Guest 27-May-2014 13:40
Fascinating. How lovely and exciting a duscovery.
Jim Coffman27-May-2014 13:01
Simply amazing!!
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