Yes, it’s a joint effort. Neither the tree nor the wasp is passive in this encounter.
Jumpy-Bid-8458
The bug does a thing (maybe chew on plant) the wound causes the plant to create the growth with specific cells.
LadyOfTheNutTree
Yes
SchistyGeologist
Once the wasp has emerged you can use the darkened husk to make ink!
rubyfive
Think of it like a tumor or another kind of disease. The tree was forced to make the gall in response to the presence of disease. Without the presence of the disease pathogen (aka insect egg), there’s no beneficial reason for the tree to spend extra energy making that gall.
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if they’re galls they’re made by a bug
The wasp makes the tree make them
Both. Wasp induces the gall. Plant makes gall
Yes
Yes, it’s a joint effort. Neither the tree nor the wasp is passive in this encounter.
The bug does a thing (maybe chew on plant) the wound causes the plant to create the growth with specific cells.
Yes
Once the wasp has emerged you can use the darkened husk to make ink!
Think of it like a tumor or another kind of disease. The tree was forced to make the gall in response to the presence of disease. Without the presence of the disease pathogen (aka insect egg), there’s no beneficial reason for the tree to spend extra energy making that gall.