: any of a family (Cynipidae) of hymenopterous gallflies
Illustration of gall wasp
gall wasp and gall
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Recent Examples on the WebUpon hatching, the larva assumes control of its parasite neighbor, compelling the hapless gall wasp to chew through the wood in a bid for freedom. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 27 Sep. 2019 Crypt-keeper larvae then burrow into the gall wasp hatchlings.Fox News, 27 Sep. 2019 Anna Ward for The Forbes Lab, The University of IowaTo deposit its eggs, the parasitic oak gall wasp pierces a leaf or stem with its ovipositor, a long tubelike organ that would be a stinger if this wasp were the kind that stings. Joanna Klein, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2019 According to New Scientist’s Michael Le Page, researchers initially thought the crypt-keeper targeted just one species of gall wasp. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 27 Sep. 2019 Entomologist Elijah Talamas confirmed the miniature pompoms to be fuzzy leaf galls, the handiwork of a tiny bug called a gall wasp, also known scientifically as callirhytis infuscate. Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2014 These are galls from one of a number of oak gall wasps.oregonlive.com, 8 June 2019 The gall wasp causes a tumour-like disease on eucalyptus trees — and the parasitic wasp is one of their predators.Fox News, 25 May 2018 Native to the southeastern United States, this species lays its egg inside the tiny, wooden chambers that another parasitic wasp species, the gall wasp (Bassettia pallida), carves out in sand live oak trees. Andrew Forbes, National Geographic, 25 Jan. 2017 See More