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Nikon D7200 with Nikkor 105mm
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The case of a caddisfly—constructed with silk and rocks from the creek bed—serves as a portable protective shelter until the larvae pupates. Recent studies have shown evidence of microplastics in some casings, but this one emerged from a mountain creek in the Rockies. Its case was constructed with argillite, limestone, dolomite, and igneous rocks.