Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The "Long-horned Case Maker Caddis" (family: Leptoceridae)

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While the Limnephilidae (Northern Case Maker) caddis is the largest caddisfly family in North America, worldwide, the largest number of ca...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Stream Report: Buck Mt. Creek

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Some interesting pictures for folks to compare.  Below is a photo of what was for me the first Uenoid caddisfly of the season: Buck Mt. Cree...
Monday, January 24, 2011

Micro Caddisflies (family: Hydroptilidae)

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The Micro Caddisfly (family: Hydroptilidae) -- also known as the "Purse case-maker" -- is the smallest macroinvertebrate that w...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Wierd Looking Mayflies: "Common Burrowers" and "Armored Mayflies"

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There are a couple of mayflies that are hardly ever seen in our watershed.  In fact this one -- the "Common Burrower" (family: Ep...
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Friday, January 21, 2011

The Case-maker Lepidostomatid (family: Lepidostomatidae)

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This may be my favorite case-making caddis: probably for a number of reasons.  To begin with, they're normally found in the kinds of ...
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Fingernets (family: Philopotamidae) and Trumpetnets (Polycentropodidae)

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Seven North American caddisfly families are collectively known as "netspinners," or "fixed retreat makers" (vs. the ...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Stream Report: The Rapidan River (Madison County)

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The Rapidan River is not in the watershed of the Rivanna River.  Still, it's a beautiful stream coming out of the National Park, and no...