Old Bramble Stem Gall with emergence holes caused by the Cynipid Gall Wasp Diastrophus rubi

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Size: 5100px × 3402px
Location: Ravenmeols Sandhills Local Nature Reserve, Formby, Sefton Coast, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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