Acorns ripening, hoping to grow into mighty oak trees.
But some have been invaded by the specific gall wasp that causes Knopper Galls.
They start small and green and envelop the acorn so that it cannot fulfil its destiny. Eventually the gall turns brown and the tiny insect flies off to find a Turkey Oak for the alternate generation.
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