A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
This definitely goes on my hat! A beautiful spiky pom pom! Oh, wait, I just read that a wasp makes it. I think I’ll pass putting it on my hat. But it sure is interesting.
The Wilden Marsh Blog 
What an interesting looking specimen. Is it part of a flower?
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No. This produced by the rose gall wasp ´Diplolepis rosae´.
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Thanks very much for this information. I didn’t know this! How does a wasp produce this? Is it some sort of mutated plant growth?
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This definitely goes on my hat! A beautiful spiky pom pom! Oh, wait, I just read that a wasp makes it. I think I’ll pass putting it on my hat. But it sure is interesting.
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I think you should put it on you hat, Dezra. 😉
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Fascinating. Something else I’ve never seen before.
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