Finding and Appreciating Bay Area Plant Galls, Michael Hawk and Merav Vonshak

Galls are intriguing plant structures induced by insects (usually), creating a sheltered home for the larval stages of the inducing organism. They have diverse and sometimes incredible shapes and colors, and their natural history is equally fascinating, with complex life cycles, tiny parasites, and more!
Michael Hawk (Nature's Archive podcast and Jumpstart Nature) and Dr. Merav Vonshak (BioBlitz Club) talk about gall biology, common host plants and gall inducers. They discuss how you can find and identify galls, with numerous examples including gall look-alikes.
Subscribe to the CNPS SCV CZcams channel: czcams.com/users/CNPSSantaCl...
Like us on facebook: / scv.cnps
Follow us on instagram: / cnps.scv