Friday, February 22, 2013

Insects Making Pupae Casing From Jewels



Caddis flies spin a web of silk and attach whatever materials are available around them for protection before climbing inside to pupate.  Instead of the sand and twigs that they would use French artist Hubert Duprat and naturalist provided the moth-like insects with gold and jewels to work with. These are the resulting protective cases they made.

Link Via Geekologie

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