Nature is full of surprises, like these galls that I found on a wild grapevine. They’re grape tube galls, created by a midge, Schizomyia viticola. The midge lays eggs on the leaf and the gall is the plant’s reaction to it. Actually there is very little damage done to the grapevine, and these galls are rarely found in vineyards. Amazing.
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There is a challenge this week to post things RED. A challenge sent out by the Digital Photography School.
Brilliant, strong colors come to the top of my list of favorite things, so I thought I’d post a few of my photographs of red things here. I hope you enjoy the quick trip through the world of the color red in my life.
A Midge causes these strange growths. They are called Grape Tube Gallmakers (Cedidomyia viticola). They build these galls on various species of the grape vine genus, Vitis.
1957 Ford Thunderbird.
Early winter. Seedling leaf. Redbud (Cercis canadensis).
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea). Zion National Park.
Okay, end of the very short tour of red. I’ve got much, much more. Maybe I’ll continue some other time. Color makes my world go ’round.
