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🏠 Caddisflies

Limnephiloid Snail Caddis

Helicopsyche limnella

About

A tiny caddisfly that builds a perfectly spiraled case from fine sand grains cemented with silk. Larvae scrape algae from rock surfaces in clear streams.

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Did You Know?

The coiled case provides structural strength far exceeding that of a simple tube of the same material.