Introduction to Insect Taxonomy and Identification - Gall Wasps - Family Cynipidae

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Let's briefly skip forward the the gall forming wasps, the Cynipidae. You have most likely seen their work, even if you don't realize it.

Gall Identification:
https://www.gallformers.org/
https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/2183-gall-identification

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:12 Overview Of The Group
08:00 Phylogenetics Simplified
10:22 Cynipidae Characteristics
14:48 Gall Examples
16:58 Gall Identification