Is this it? It's amazing!

Here is a link that might be useful: Caddis fly youtube using gold and pearls

This is one of the videos, yes. Isn't it brilliant! The best one is in the five minute YouTube video where the artist describes his work in general and it shows a caddis fly larva working its magic with gold pieces, turquoise and pearls. Stunning.

It's best to Google his name because it then comes up with various sites with stills of some of the sculptures,which are beautiful. What's so amazing is the way the larvae choose the jewels to match, almost like a jeweller would.

Google Hubert Duprat Artist and the five minute video is on YouTube.

How do you put in a link? I'm using Firefox to write this and I tried opening Internet Explorer to see if I could drag and drop a link or copy/paste one, but it doesn't work. Firefox lets you drag and drop into e-mail, but Internet Explorer doesn't. Answers on a postcard, please!
Big Kid

When you write your reply, you will see a box below saying Optional link URL. Copy and paste the url here inc http etc.
Write a descrition or name or video etc in Name of the link.

Thanks, Dampflippers. Testing, one, two!

Here is a link that might be useful: Hubert Duprat talking about work, including Caddis fly sculptures

Thought I'd tried copy/pasting, but I obviously didn't do it right.

Here's a site with great stills.
Big Kid

Here is a link that might be useful: Caddis Fly sculpture stills

And another!

I discovered this guy some years ago when I found what I thought was some sort of aquatic insect apparently trapped inside what looked like a small twig. It was when I first made my pond and I had no idea what I was looking at. I had been watching the creature and thought it was struggling to get out of its prison!! It was sorely tempting at the time to help out Mother Nature but, thankfully, I decided to leave well alone.

I can't remember how I found out it was a Caddis fly larva - I presume I described it to the knowledgeable people on this site and came up with the answer, which I then Googled and discovered Hubert Duprat. Brilliant.
Big Kid

Whoops! Link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Great site for Caddis fly scupture stills etc.

I remember this when you posted it before, and have shown it to several people, including the people in DRAG (Devon Reptile and Amphibian Society). When they surveyed the pond they did find some tiny caddis fly larvae as well as other things!

I keep wondering though, does the caddis fly get a cut from the money Duprat makes?

Chip

Deserves a 50%-50% split at least.

Big Kid.