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Net-Spinning Caddisflies are tiny insects that create amazing silk nets in water to catch food. They are like little underwater builders, making cozy homes for themselves!
Hábitat: Freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds.
The Net-Spinning Caddisflies are typically drab, moth-like insects, usually brown, gray, or black, with long, slender antennae. Their four delicate wings are covered in fine hairs and held in a roof-like fashion over their body when at rest. They possess large compound eyes that are often dark.





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Net-spinning caddisfly larvae are incredible underwater engineers, weaving intricate silken nets!
Scientists often study caddisfly larvae to learn how healthy a river or stream is!
Their delicate adult wings are covered in tiny hairs, not scales like butterflies!
Their silk nets are incredibly strong, even in fast-flowing river currents, catching tiny bits of food!
Net-Spinning Caddisflies larvae can produce strong silk because of specialized glands, which helps them build complex underwater structures.
Net-Spinning Caddisflies larvae can construct intricate silk nets that help them filter food particles from flowing water currents.
Net-Spinning Caddisflies larvae have feathery gills that help them breathe underwater, absorbing oxygen from the water.
Larvae filter tiny bits of food from flowing water, while adults may not eat much at all!
Diferencias por edad: Larvae actively feed as filter-feeders; adults typically feed little or not at all, sometimes on nectar or water.
Salmo trutta
Larvae are a major food source for many fish.

Cinclus cinclus
This bird dives underwater to catch caddisfly larvae.
Spirogyra porticalis
Larvae filter-feed on these tiny plants in the water.
Gomphonema parvulum
Microscopic single-celled algae filtered from the water.
Elodea canadensis
Provides attachment points for larval nets and shelter.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
Los filtradores obtienen nutrientes filtrando partículas de alimentos suspendidos y pequeños organismos del agua.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
Los hábitats acuáticos abarcan entornos donde los organismos viven principalmente en el agua, incluidos océanos, ríos, lagos y humedales.
Los animales nocturnos están principalmente activos durante la noche, y suelen descansar o dormir durante el día.
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15-40 mm
8-25 mm
30-365 días
Larvae filter tiny bits of food from flowing water, while adults may not eat much at all!
Freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds.
Filter Feeding
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