Brief description of the life cycle of the horned oak gall wasp
The horned oak gall wasp has a unique life cycle. Every spring, female horned oak gall wasps become active. They search for suitable oak trees and use their slender ovipositors to precisely locate the eggs in the new shoots or shoots of the oak tree.

The eggs hatch safely inside the tree. Once the larvae hatch, they subtly stimulate the oak tissue. Oak trees are stimulated by this, and they will proliferate abnormally, gradually forming unique gall tumors. This gall tumor is like a carefully crafted "comfort nest" for the larvae of the horned oak gall wasp, providing them with a hidden and nutritious living environment.

Under the protection of the gall tumor, the larvae grow with peace of mind, go through several molts, and gradually develop and mature. In the autumn, the mature larvae internalize into pupae in the gall tumor and enter the pupal stage. The pupae undergoes metamorphosis in silence, accumulating strength for the birth of new life.

When the cold winter is over and spring comes again, the emerging adults break out of the cocoon and drill out of the gall tumor. A new batch of adult horned oak gall wasps have begun their short but meaningful life journey. The female adults continue the mission of their ancestors and continue to search for oak trees to lay eggs, opening a new round of life cycle cycle, so that the horned oak gall wasp species can live endlessly on the natural stage.