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In a remote, lushly forested area of an Oahu mountain range, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species ...
The species, dubbed the "bone collector," belongs to an ancient lineage of moths older than the Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...
The bone collector caterpillar lives in spiderwebs along the Waiʻanae Mountains and evades capture by encasing itself in the ...
The “bone collector" caterpillar lives in spider webs and decorates its portable home with the body parts of the spider’s ...
There are other meat-eating caterpillars that "do lots of crazy things, but this takes the cake," the study's author said.
Living within about six square miles on the island of Oʻahu, scientists say the bone-collector caterpillar may be one of the ...
HONOLULU - A newly identified species of caterpillar in Hawaii is garnering attention for its unusual behavior, which ...
A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the bone collector. The odd insect is only ...
The caterpillar species with a macabre fashion sense was discovered by researchers in Hawaii. Its casing is a disguise to ...
The discovery of the bone collector species was serendipitous. "You never forget your first bone collector," Rubinoff told ...
Adorned in their macabre attire, the caterpillars can safely navigate spiderwebs undetected. They use their camouflage to ...