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Insect galls

Trees may look decidedly bare before the summer, but the leaf litter and trees themselves continue to host an entire community of hidden life. Ceri Harrop examines the weird and wonderful world of insect galls

The fluffy ‘Robin’s pincushion’ gall adorns the stems of Rosa canina and is the work of the larvae of the tiny gall wasp Dipolepsis rosa. It may contain 50 or more larvae
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AQA Survival and response; Populations in ecosystems

OCR A Plant defences against pathogens; plant and animal responses; populations and sustainability

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