If you think this fuzzy polka-dotted flower seems familiar, you’ve probably cracked open a Dr. Seuss book. The wool sower gall looks like it has been plucked from a Truffula Tree in The Lorax, although its real-life origins are a bit more strange than the candy-colored fictional trees.
According to a Facebook post by the Atlanta State Park – Texas Parks and Wildlife, the “flower” is created when the wool sower wasp lays eggs in a white oak. In spring, the…
