[UA] Caddis fly larva weirdness.

[Mel Wong]

A French gentleman by the name of Hubert Duprat has apparently induced
the caddisfly larva into building their distinctive tube-shells out of
precious materials like gold spangles, turning the little freshwater
insects (much-loved as bait, apparently, in troutfishing) into minute
jewellers. He shows the creatures (and their valuable shells) off in
freshwater tanks, as an installation.

By varying the materials at hand to them when they're building their
shells he can get them to embed precious stones in their homes.

I wonder if this is Plutomancy or Mechanomancy, or something even odder.

Article on M. Duprat's work:
http://addendum.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/isast/articles/duprat/duprat.html

Articles on the Caddis Fly:
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/northern_caddis_fly.htm

http://www.earthlife.net/insects/trichopt.html


- Mel
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