Insects are all around us—an ant on the sidewalk, a bee buzzing by, a butterfly floating on the breeze—and they shape the ...

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn ...

In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species that makes a living in such a macabre ...

It creeps along spiderwebs, feeding on trapped insects and decorating its silk case with their body parts. There are other meat-eating caterpillars that “do lots of crazy things, but this takes ...

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.

A newly discovered carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The odd ...

Hawaii's 'Bone Collector' Caterpillar Wears the Body Parts of Dead Prey By Will Dunham (Reuters) -In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu ...

It inhabits a patch of forest in Waianae mountain range Crafty caterpillar prowls spider webs for helpless prey Caterpillar eventually turns into brown-and-white moth April 25 (Reuters) - In a ...

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Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a rare carnivorous caterpillar that hunts trapped insects and camouflages itself with their body parts. Only 62 have been seen in 20 years of research.

The discovery of the bone collector species was serendipitous. "You never forget your first bone collector," Rubinoff told ...

The moth larva decorates its drag-along dwelling with scavenged body parts from dead insects. This ghastly getup may allow the creatures to live alongside spiders without being detected.