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Duprat's Larvae

Duprat's Larvae

This is the results of an unusual artistic collaboration between the French artist Hubert Duprat
and a group of caddis fly larvae. The insect produce aquatic larvae that protect their developing
bodies by manufacturing sheaths, or cases, spun from silk and incorporating substances—
grains of sand, particles of mineral or plant material, bits of fish bone or crustacean shell
—anything readily available in their ecosystem.

So what does Duprat do?

After collecting the larvae from their normal environments, Duprat relocates them to his studio
where he gently removes their own natural cases and then places them in aquaria that he fills with alternative materials (including turquoise, opals, lapis lazuli and coral, as well as pearls, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds) from which they can begin to recreate their protective sheaths.

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ReBlogged by Priya Khatri on Jul 24, 2007 at 10:00 AM Posted by Priya Khatri on Jul 24, 2007 at 10:00 AM

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