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🏠 Caddisflies

Finger-net Caddisfly

Philopotamus montanus

About

A medium caddisfly with golden-brown wings. Larvae spin finger-shaped silken nets in fast-flowing water to capture ultrafine particles of organic matter.

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Did You Know?

Its silk nets have an incredibly fine mesh, filtering particles as small as one micrometer.