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Fritz Müller has described a caddis-fly larva which lives among these leaves, and which has been modified in the pupa state in accordance with its surroundings.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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It’s time to shed some weight and clean out the closets and get rid of some of the useless garbage I keep moving with me like my own personal caddis-fly shell.
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"Yes, it has cousins; the ant-lion and caddis-fly both belong to this family.
Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies Julia Moody 1919
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