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 ...

A carnivorous caterpillar discovered on the Hawaiian island of Oahu adorns its silken protective case with the body parts of insect prey. This macabre coat helps them hide from spiders, whose webs ...

This case is one of the most diverse the team found. Its decorations include: a weevil head, an ant head, spider legs, bits of fly wing, pieces of beetle wing and abdomen, and other insect body parts.

The newly described “bone collector” caterpillar species disguises itself with the body parts of dead insects so that it can live among spiders and poach their prey. This is the only ...

If we count all the species that humans have described so far, it’s about 2 million. New species get added all the time – ...

Researchers Discover a Rare, Carnivorous Caterpillar That Wears Dead Insect Parts to Fool Spiders The species, dubbed the “bone collector,” belongs to an ancient lineage of moths older than ...

Meet Hawaii’s “bone collector” caterpillar—an insect larva that decorates itself with the body parts of its prey for camouflage and survival.

The wasp was pictured after the fungi took control of its body and began to sprout roots from its back, producing spores that will infect other insects. U.S. World ...

Paleontologists have discovered a disturbing new species of ancient wasp that restrained its prey using its Venus flytrap-like abdomen before laying eggs in the victim. The parasite, named ...

Life 'Bone collector' caterpillar wears dead insect body parts as disguise. A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...