Tea-tree gall - Eremococcus turbinata

The tea-tree responds to an insect by creating a gall, which becomes the home of the beast for a while. Here I cut it open. Scale insect, Eremococcus turbinata, a scale insect of the Eriococcidae family on Common Tea-tree, or Manuka, Leptospermum scoparium. Strahan Tasmania Australia, January 2012.

 

Thanks to Lyn Cook for the ID.

Done