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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Insects build carapaces of gold and pearls

Insects build carapaces of gold and pearls:

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Artist Hubert Dupras observed that the aquatic caddis fly begins its life in a larval stage and must build an artificial carapace in order to survive into adulthood.

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He wondered what would happen if the caddis flies were given gold flakes and pearls to build with rather than their customary sticks and rocks.

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Above and

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below, the results.

[via Colossal and io9]

(Via bookofjoe)

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