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Phryganeidae Caddisfly Larva Pictures

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family Phryganeidae
 This "specimen" is actually two caddis larvae fighting each other over a case. The case is a hollow tube; one larva would go in the back end, presumably bite the other, and chase it out. The invader crawled forward into the case while the other one fled, and then it went around to the back and bit the first one. They did this several times, and I recorded it on video.

This caddisfly was collected from the Upper Midwest on March 1st, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.

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Phryganeidae



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Phryganeidae Caddisfly Larva


Shot: Mar 1, 2004
Added: Mar 31, 2006
Format: WMV file
Dimensions: 320x240
Camera: C740UZ
This is one of the only caddisfly genera which easily leaves and re-enters its case. I caught two of them fighting each other over this one... it's quite funny!

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