Newly discovered ‘bone collector’ caterpillar eats its prey and then wears its body parts like armor By . Associated Press. Published April 26, 2025, 2:39 p.m. ET.

Since Dr. Rubinoff first encountered the species in 2008 inside a tree hollow, his team has conducted more than 150 field surveys and found only 62 bone collector specimens.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists have discovered a new caterpillar species they dub the “bone collector.” The bone collector lives in spiderwebs and decorates ...

The "Bone Collector" was the name of Jeffery Deaver's 1997 crime novel and subsequent 1999 movie starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. "I think the term is out there in the ether, ...

A newly discovered carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps along ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.