Cynipid or Gall Wasps are minute parasitic wasps that have a complex life cycle. These Silk Button Spangle Galls fall of the Oak leaves autumn.

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Cynipid or Gall Wasps are minute parasitic wasps that have a complex life cycle. These Silk Button Spangle Galls fall of the Oak leaves in their thousands each Fall and hatch tiny wasps in the spring

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Location: Scarborough, UK
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