We often come across small caterpillars in spring, nibbling on leaves all day long. A few weeks later, they disappear and ...

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar species sports remains of prey as camouflage while it stalks spider webs for trapped bugs, researchers report in the April 25 Science. The ...

This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it's not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. We think of moths ...

Alias: The western tent caterpillar is in the moth family. The larvae emerge in late spring, and has a distinct hairy beard running around the entire girth of the caterpillar. These tiny little sa ...

And I thought maybe a spider had spun it, but it was covered in bug bits, which seemed odd. And then a little caterpillar peeks its head out of one side, and it's like, oh, my God. CHANG ...

But let a bone collector caterpillar dress itself and it really starts to stand out. First, the insect spins a silk case, like many other species in its genus, Hyposmocoma. Then, it ambles slowly ...

A "bone collector" caterpillar sits in a cobweb with a spider and its egg sac. The newly discovered moth species disguises itself as a larva by covering itself with insect parts. Daniel Rubinoff ...

KIMBERLY IS NOW AVOIDING THE TREES. IN HER CASE, OAKS IS A COMMON HOME FOR CATERPILLARS. THEY ALSO LIKE CYPRESS TREES. JIM FEELING PART OF AN INSECT RESEARCH COLLECTION AT UCF KNOWN AS THE BUG ...

The caterpillar—which they’ve dubbed the “bone collector”—uses the disguise to live hidden within a spider’s web, where it can prey upon other small bugs that get stuck inside.

Here are some questions asked by other gardeners. What’s yours? Q: Yesterday (Aug. 27) we found a pure white caterpillar on one of our plants. We have never seen a fuzzy white caterpillar like ...

They were searching for other species in the same genus, Hyposmocoma, also known as Hawaiian fancy case caterpillars. “We see this little, tiny sac covered in bug bits, and honestly, we weren’ ...