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 ...

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 ...

This new caterpillar species from Oʻahu hunts insects and decorates itself with their body parts. Yes, it’s real—and it’s ...

Earth is home to over 20,000 caterpillar species, found in every corner of the globe except Antarctica. While most are ...

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.

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 ...

FLORA LICHTMAN: –the insect world. DAN RUBINOFF: Yeah. Except the blanket is silk, but yeah. FLORA LICHTMAN: Yeah, so describe what it looks like, this caterpillar. DAN RUBINOFF: Well, one of the ...

This carnivorous creature belongs to the Hyposmocoma genus and has earned the nickname “bone collector” for its eerie ...

The white-marked tussock moth caterpillar, common in eastern North America, has spiky hairs that can cause skin irritation ...

This caterpillar means business, and even Rubinoff admits it’s a little icky. “It’s gross at one level, but it’s also kind of adorable,” he told National Geographic . “They’re ...

When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...