April 22, 2016 Gigantic Caddisfly This week’s column actually had its beginnings last summer, though I didn’t know it at the time. I can still picture it: The warm July sun streaming down, the flowers shimmering in the bright light. I could feel the heat beginning to build even though it was barely 8 a.m.
Bug, Caddisfly, Gigantic Caddisfly, Insect
June 13, 2014 Also known as ‘River Bugs,’ caddisflies periodically emerge en masse from the Fox River and its tributaries. Their larvae live underwater for up to a year, and frequently are used as indicators of aquatic ecosystem Caddis Thousands of people flocked last weekend to St. Charles’ annual extravaganza, Pride of the Fox RiverFest.
Caddis, Caddisfly, Insect, RiverBug