Net-Spinning Caddisflies
探検昆虫
Net-Spinning Caddisflies
hydropsychidae
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!
生息地: Freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds.
外見
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.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Trichoptera科Hydropsychidae
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
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!
特殊能力
能力
Silk Weaver
Net-Spinning Caddisflies larvae can produce strong silk because of specialized glands, which helps them build complex underwater structures.
能力
Underwater Engineer
Net-Spinning Caddisflies larvae can construct intricate silk nets that help them filter food particles from flowing water currents.
能力
Aquatic Respiration
Net-Spinning Caddisflies larvae have feathery gills that help them breathe underwater, absorbing oxygen from the water.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 15-40 mm
- サイズ
- 8-25 mm
- 寿命
- 30-365 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Larvae filter tiny bits of food from flowing water, while adults may not eat much at all!
年齢による違い: Larvae actively feed as filter-feeders; adults typically feed little or not at all, sometimes on nectar or water.
主な食物
- Detritus
- Algae
- Diatoms
- Small invertebrates
- Bacteria
採餌方法
- Filter Feeding
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Larvae are a major food source for many fish.
eaten by
White-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
This bird dives underwater to catch caddisfly larvae.
eats
Green Algae
Spirogyra porticalis
Larvae filter-feed on these tiny plants in the water.
eats
Diatoms
Gomphonema parvulum
Microscopic single-celled algae filtered from the water.
depends on
Canadian Waterweed
Elodea canadensis
Provides attachment points for larval nets and shelter.
特徴
別名
Silk-Worm InsectWater Moth
コレクション
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Net-Spinning Caddisfliesの翼開長は何ですか？
15-40 mm
Net-Spinning Caddisfliesのサイズは何ですか？
8-25 mm
Net-Spinning Caddisfliesの寿命は何ですか？
30-365 日
Net-Spinning Caddisfliesは何を食べますか？
Larvae filter tiny bits of food from flowing water, while adults may not eat much at all!
Net-Spinning Caddisfliesは通常どこに生息していますか？
Freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds.
Net-Spinning Caddisfliesはどのように狩りをしますか？
Filter Feeding
Net-Spinning Caddisfliesの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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