Caddisfly larva, front leg

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Charles Krebs
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Caddisfly larva, front leg

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One of my current sample dishes have many small caddisfly larvae moving about. They maneuver about quite well over all sorts of debris, dragging their tubes along with them. I wondered what the front legs looked like, and here it is:

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Post by beetleman »

Super detailed Charles. I like the way you can see the vein running through the leg and the hook is exactly what you would need to drag your house behind you :lol:
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