ID this thing that grew on my white oak

[granpajohn]

Not sure I've seen this white fuzzy ball before.
I haven't tried to identify it elsewhere yet.
Anyone care to venture a guess?
(trying to attach 2 pics here now....)

 

[nrford]

i believe that is some kind of wasp larvae or egg mass. I'm sure some one can give us the for true identity of the bugger.

 

[quads]

i believe that is some kind of wasp larvae or egg mass. I'm sure some one can give us the for true identity of the bugger.

Yes, that's right. It's called oak gall: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall_wasp

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Yes, we see them every year here.

 

[Intheswamp]

...also known as "oak apples"?

I had the same question earlier in the year.

Ed

 

[granpajohn]

Well thanks for the info fellas; I think you're right.
I searched for oak apple galls and oak wasp galls...found that most don't really look like this white thing, but a few did.

Duke Univ. had the best White Oak one.
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/qual8552.jpg

This is their text:
Galls, which are not uncommon, can be very ornamental.

This is the Wool Sower gall, produced by a gall wasp called the Wool Sower (Callirhytis seminator).

Wake Co., NC 4/26/04.

Site, for those interested: http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/qual.html

 

[Intheswamp]

Here's one I took back at the first of April...