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ZME Science on MSNThe “Bone Collector” Caterpillar Disguises Itself With the Bodies of Its Victims and Lives in Spider WebsIn the damp hollows of a Hawaiian mountainside, something stirs in the shadows of cobwebs. It is not a spider. Nor the ...
The species, dubbed the "bone collector," belongs to an ancient lineage of moths older than the Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...
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 ...
Adorned in their macabre attire, the caterpillars can safely navigate spiderwebs undetected. They use their camouflage to ...
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...
A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the bone collector. The odd insect is only ...
Like hermit crabs, these caterpillars carry their cases with them as they move before emerging from them as full grown moths.
The bone collector caterpillar lives in spiderwebs along the Waiʻanae Mountains and evades capture by encasing itself in the ...
The discovery of the bone collector species was serendipitous. "You never forget your first bone collector," Rubinoff told ...
Matthew Cloutier is a producer for TED Radio Hour. While at the show, he has focused on stories about science and the natural world, ranging from operating Mars rovers to exploring Antarctica's hidden ...
A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...
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