What’s up with this sago palm? As we zoom in, we can see thousands of cycad scales lining the leaves. With so many scales destroying plant tissue, the cycad takes a beating and may not survive. Large roundish scales are females and smaller males have parallel sides. Notice small exit holes on several scale covers where tiny lethal parasitic wasps have emerged.
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