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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 ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A rare caterpillar is set to headline a bug-themed event in Honolulu.The rare “bone collector” ...
Survival in a fragile niche. Despite its impressive adaptations, the bone collector caterpillar faces an uncertain future. Its entire known population is confined to a 15-square-kilometer patch of ...
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.
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 ...
“The best place for ticks is your armpits and groin because they are warm, moist, and a good source of blood,” says pest ...
Before the invention of the microscope and the field of entomology emerged, Joris Hoefnagel devoted himself to the natural world.
This roach-looking insect has a sharp beak that brings a painful bite. Their front legs are equipped with claws to latch onto ...
Allegheny County Health Department officials announced mosquitoes collected in certain parts of the county earlier this month ...
It’s summer, so naturally the June beetles are out at night in full force. What do they do at night? Feed on your plants of ...
The rare “bone collector” caterpillar was recently discovered in April and will be one of the insects featured at Insect-A-Palooza.