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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: Chemistry4me on 24/03/2009 08:48:30

Title: Where do caddis-flies like to live?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 24/03/2009 08:48:30

I know there are thousands of different species, but has anyone seen a caddis-fly before? Where do they like to live?

Title: Where do caddis-flies like to live?
Post by: lyner on 25/03/2009 00:02:15

The fast flowing streams on Dartmoor are full of the larvae - covered in their armour of tiny stones and sand.
I wouldn't recognise an adult, though.

Title: Where do caddis-flies like to live?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 25/03/2009 05:23:32

I think I saw a couple the other day, but I couldn't tell whether it was a caddisfly or a random bit of wood.

Title: Where do caddis-flies like to live?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 25/03/2009 06:18:06

Actually, after some research, I think it might have been a larvae.

Title: Where do caddis-flies like to live?
Post by: Raghavendra on 25/03/2009 08:18:04

what makes you to think....

Title: Where do caddis-flies like to live?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 25/03/2009 08:23:13

Because they looked a bit like this:

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nanfa.org%2Feducation%2Fcarillio%2Fpictures%2FGWScaddisfly2.jpg&hash=298e5d3b315c1a02c1b008555ca015ce)

Title: Where do caddis-flies like to live?
Post by: Raghavendra on 25/03/2009 08:42:20

Then it's to time to research??

Title: Where do caddis-flies like to live?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 25/03/2009 09:07:10

I guess so...

Title: Where do caddis-flies like to live?
Post by: Raghavendra on 25/03/2009 09:09:00

OK....