After years of observing these caddisfly larvae, French naturalist and artist, Hubert Duprat, wondered if the caddis flies would use any materials to build their cocoon. He introduced flakes of gold, pearls and opals to the caddis flies and they did in fact use them for their cocoons. They use their own silk as the glue to hold their pupal constructions together.
Circuit metabolism 5?
©photography by Walter Jenkel 2023 Cuvier’s dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) WALTER JENKEL @walterjenkel
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"Industrial maids" drawing series - part 2
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Spined treehopper, Choucentrus sinensis, Membracidae
Photographed in Thailand by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook
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deinonychus group running around in the forest, inspired by a dream i had last night
Pancake Ice
Painting from last year I never shared here
whatever
heavy industry, Japan