What’s going on?

[Erichalfbee]

Anybody any idea?
This acorn is impaled on a Blackthorn
It seems to have a plug of some sort

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Anybody any idea?
This acorn is impaled on a Blackthorn
It seems to have a plug of some sort
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Teenage human interference maybe?

 

[enrico]

Never seen it before but fascinating

 

[Midget Gem]

Teenage human interference maybe?

That would entail them going outside where the graphics are poor and you can only die once!!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

looks like just a natural coincidence - acorn fell from a tree on to a blackthorn bush and just happened to impale itself on a thorn, seen similar on more than one occasion (not just acorns)

 

[Erichalfbee]

Not convinced

 

[havocsdad]

How far is the nearest oak tree ?

 

[MillMeadow]

Local mad scientist could have succesfully crossbred a Squirel and a Shrike

 

[Erichalfbee]

How far is the nearest oak tree ?

Above but that ripe hard acorn must surely weigh a pound or two to have impaled itself

On returning ….the plug is made of dry mud.

 

[The Poot]

Perhaps a squirrel impaled it, gnawed the top of it, was disturbed and an insect laid eggs in it and sealed the end with mud?
I thought of nuthatch, jays and so on, but they wouldn’t be able to force an acorn onto the thorn. Perhaps a squirrel could?
Interesting conundrum.

 

[pargyle]

Above but that ripe hard acorn must surely weigh a pound or two to have impaled itself

On returning ….the plug is made of dry mud.

Perhaps a squirrel impaled it, gnawed the top of it, was disturbed and an insect laid eggs in it and sealed the end with mud?
I thought of nuthatch, jays and so on, but they wouldn’t be able to force an acorn onto the thorn. Perhaps a squirrel could?
Interesting conundrum.

I thought about that too ... but you don't see many squirrels in Blackthorn bushes - not the most hospitable tree for them to climb ! I think you might be right about there being an insect egg inside the acorn ...

 

[Blunt Spike]

Heres one impaled on an Agave Spike.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I think you might be right about there being an insect egg inside the acorn

bloody big insect to lift an acorn on to a spike in a blackthorn bush