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Sunday 8 September 2013

Chapter 5: Midges - Bugs of the Underworld by Ralph and Lisa Cutter

The life cycle of the midge filmed underwater. Fly fishers, fly tiers, and anyone interested in aquatic insects. Near high definition quality in original format - YouTube compression makes it pretty fuzzy.

 Chapter 5: Midges - Bugs of the Underworld by Ralph and Lisa Cutter

Chapter 3: Stoneflies - Bugs of the Underworld by Ralph and Lisa Cutter

"Bugs of the Underworld" by Ralph and Lisa Cutter is a phenomenal look at the aquatic insects favored by trout as food.

Chapter ?: Stoneflies - Bugs of the Underworld by Ralph and Lisa Cutter


Chapter 2: Mayfly - Bugs of the Underworld by Ralph and Lisa Cutter

Mayfly nymph, emerger, dun, and spinner life stages filmed underwater as trout see them. Clingers, crawlers, burrowers and swimmer mayflies are profiled for the fly fisherman, aquatic ecologist, student, and budding entomologist to see, for the first time, in their natural state.

Chapter 2: Mayfly - Bugs of the Underworld by Ralph and Lisa Cutter

Chapter 1: Caddis - Bugs of the Underworld by Ralph and Lisa Cutter

Caddisfly Lifecycle Video from Macroinvertebrates on Vimeo.

Excerpted segment from "Bugs of the Underworld" by Ralph Cutter showing underwater photography of caddisfly metamorphosis and emergence. Chapter 1: Caddis Chapter 2: Mayflies Chapter 3: Stoneflies Chapter 4: Damsels Chapter 5: Midges

Bugs of the Underworld Introduction

Film by Ralph and Lisa Cutter. Aquatic insects filmed up-close underwater as they travel their life stages and ultimately break free from the watery world and enter the terrestrial realm as winged adults.

Bugs of the Underworld by Ralph and Lisa Cutter


The DVD has 5 chapters featuring Stoneflies, Midges, Caddis, Damsels, and Mayflies. Though these sequences are longer, but you'll be hard pressed to find redundant scenes or events. The chapters follow the lifecycles of the different bugs, highlighting points where they're particularly susceptible to fish. Seeing a large stonefly tumble through the heart of the current has you gasping at its exposure. Midges bounce against the surface trying with all their might (and a little trick) to escape the water before they're gobbled. Caddis armor themselves. Egg-laying damsels pull themselves under and become sheathed in a shimmering bubble cloak then precariously float back up with all the flash of a knife blade. Mayflies, broken into the categories of crawlers, clingers, burrowers and swimmers, are everywhere within and upon the water.