Insect larvae and jewelry? Insects and bits of gold, pearls, and precious stones? It’s all possible and very real! ABOVE: French Artist Hubert Duprat’s unique partnership with caddisfly larvae resulted in amazing gold-adorned cocoon-like cases. Credit: Hubert Duprat. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Master Masons: A Resourceful Species Unless you’re a fly fishing enthusiast, you might not know the peculiarities of the caddisfly lifecycle. The larvae are aquatic, living in streams and lakes until metamorphosing into winged adults. To protect themselves underwater as they feed and grow, the larvae spin silken cases,…
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