The gall of a Wild Rose seed capsule, often called a Robin's Pincushion. Such Bedeguar Galls are created by a minute parasitic wasp f

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The gall of a Wild Rose seed capsule, often called a Robin's Pincushion. Such Bedeguar Galls are created by a minute parasitic wasp from the family Cynipidae

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Location: Scarborough, UK
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