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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CE796C.8553E5E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just a guess but it might be a fungal structure of some kind along the = lines of Exobasidium. The insect looks like an early instar of some = Hemipteran. DW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: nancy dowd=20 To: naturens=20 Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 9:50 AM Subject: [NatureNS] weevil snorkels? on Rhodora I took this fuzzy picture of these Rhodora seed pods b/c I was = wondering what the projections sticking out of the ends of the unripe = seeds were: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9213396031/ When I took a close-up of the green pods I noticed one coming out of = the side as well: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9216174226/ Then this small Weevil dropped out of the plant:=20 http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9213397561/ My question: Would these tubes have something to do with the weevil = larvae that are probably inside, feeding on the unripe pods? Some large = aquatic fly grubs (maggots) have long breathing tubes. Weevil id? Nancy No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3345 / Virus Database: 3204/6465 - Release Date: = 07/04/13 ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CE796C.8553E5E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23501"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Just a guess but it might be a fungal structure of = some kind=20 along the lines of Exobasidium. The insect looks like an early instar of = some=20 Hemipteran.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>DW</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dnancypdowd@gmail.com = href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancy=20 dowd</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 05, 2013 = 9:50 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] weevil = snorkels? on=20 Rhodora</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>I took this fuzzy picture of these Rhodora seed pods b/c I was = wondering=20 what the projections sticking out of the ends of the unripe seeds = were:<BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9213396031/">http://www= .flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9213396031/</A><BR><BR></DIV>When=20 I took a close-up of the green pods I noticed one coming out of the = side as=20 well: <A=20 = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9216174226/">http://www= .flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9216174226/</A><BR><BR></DIV>Then=20 this small Weevil dropped out of the plant: <BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9213397561/">http://www= .flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9213397561/</A><BR><BR></DIV>My=20 question: Would these tubes have something to do with the weevil = larvae that=20 are probably inside, feeding on the unripe pods? Some large aquatic = fly grubs=20 (maggots) have long breathing tubes.<BR><BR></DIV>Weevil=20 id?<BR><BR></DIV>Nancy<BR></DIV><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2013.0.3345 / = Virus=20 Database: 3204/6465 - Release Date: = 07/04/13</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CE796C.8553E5E0--
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