Insect-induced galls are fascinating structures formed on plants as a result of insect activity. These galls can vary widely in shape, size, and color, and they serve as a protective environment ...

Read more: 15 Flowers You Can Grow To Ward Off Insects Most experts agree that mossy rose galls rarely harm host plants despite the larvae drawing nutrients from the leaf or stem the gall is ...

The aphid in this image is cozying up in the so-called gall that it has forced a plant to grow around it, providing the insect with both protection and food. Get a closer view of the image Get a ...

The American Naturalist, Vol. 52, No. 614 (Feb. - Mar., 1918), pp. 155-176 (22 pages) The important uses of galls have been in medicine, the manufacture of ink, tanning and dyeing, with a few ...

Children and scientists discover how wasps trick ants into protecting their larvae, changing our understanding of nature's connections.