Found growing on trial, in a dense thicket of plant life. Edible and tastes like potato (both texture and taste)
Impatiens capensis - globular stem gall with emergence holes and pupal exuvia
iNat suggests host is Quercus minima
Seen on a short hike to visit an area listed as exemplary wet prairie by FNAI (location listed on their website) in the Three Lakes WMA. I spent my Saturday and Sunday at Three Lakes to hike and blacklight.
All of my observations from these two days in Osceola County:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2024-09-01&d2=2024-09-02&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=938&user_id=joemdo
Blacklighting observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2024-09-01&d2=2024-09-02&order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=938&project_id=blacklighting-florida&user_id=joemdo
Swollen bud galls? Quercus rubra. Sending three galls to Forbes lab. Last 3 pics are gall dissected by Guerin and bright orange larvae inside.
EY Sailing and Atlantis Freediving
EY Sailing and Atlantis Freediving