Nov 13, 2014 | Caddisflies, Insects
This video shows a very tiny caddisfly larva (about 1/4 inch long) that lives on the rock face at Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska The caddisfly was discovered a few years ago and the species was new to science. This is (so far) the only place where this species has...
Nov 13, 2014 | Caddisflies, Insects
This video shows an adult caddisfly laying its eggs in a rock crevice at Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska. About 134 species of caddisflies have been documented in Alaska. To learn more about caddisflies go to Aquatic Insects in Alaska — Major Groups and...
Nov 13, 2014 | Caddisflies, Insects
These caddisflies seem to accumulate every year within some small rivulets leaving from beaver ponds near Mendenhall Lake in Juneau, Alaska. The small streams have a sandy bottom and the caddisflies cannot seem to grip the substrate in the current. So they tend to...