A Is For - Aching Acorns

What is happening to all the Acorns this year?

I noticed that some of my friend on here started doing this months A-Z challenge but found that I failed on the first two days.

[Louise]

Knopper galls.

Common and widespread, a type of wasp has laid eggs in the acorns. It doesn't do any damage to the tree - just the affected acorns in which a new wasp will grow :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

Amazing find Bulldog , and thanks for the explanation @roachling

[wendy frost]

Interesting capture

[diane day]

great capture

[JackieR]

Louise has told you! Fabulous nature shoit

[Wendy]

Awesome shot and so neat to learn about the parasitic wasp.

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

Thank you Louise...
@roachling