# Round Bullet Gall Wasp

*Disholcaspis quercusglobulus*

Developing galls exude a sweet liquid that attracts ants, which defend the gall against parasitic wasps in exchange for the sugar.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Cynipidae › Disholcaspis
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Deciduous woodlands, edges, and suburban parks containing white oak species.
- **Diet:** Larvae consume internal gall tissues produced by the host oak; adults feed minimally on nectar or plant fluids.
- **Range:** Eastern United States, Southeastern Canada
- **Size:** Adult length 3–5 mm; galls 8–15 mm in diameter
- **Lifespan:** Adults live 1–2 weeks; total life cycle is approximately 1 year
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation, loss of mature oak trees, and extensive parasitoid insect pressure.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless to humans. These tiny wasps cannot sting or bite and pose no danger. The woody galls found on oak branches can be safely handled and observed at any distance.

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## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/0c7ba498-5d36-4eb0-8dbc-d2c65531cdd6
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/447171
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disholcaspis quercusglobulus
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/40769124/medium.jpeg (Andy Deans, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

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