albert Posted December 23, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 23, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Late autumn's cold temperatures stimulates the fly larva to produce large concentrations of glycerol, as an intra-cellular anti-freeze. The larva allows most of its body tissues to freeze, but keeps the inside of its cells liquid. And there it remains, inside the gall, throughout winter, which can mean experiencing temperatures of -40 C in Manitoba. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/238916-the-gall/?do=findComment&comment=2733989'>More sharing options...
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albert Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted December 23, 2014 The Early Bird Got The Worm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted December 23, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 23, 2014 Al, A fine shot and interesting narrative. What did you do with the worm? Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 23, 2014 Share #4 Posted December 23, 2014 Very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted December 24, 2014 Share #5 Posted December 24, 2014 Most interesting. I had no knowledge of what these Galls were. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted December 26, 2014 Share #6 Posted December 26, 2014 So, all you have to do is walk around and smash these things and next summer there will be no flies. Right? Very interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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