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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 ...
In a remote and lushly forested area of an Oahu mountain range, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species ...
The “bone collector" caterpillar lives in spider webs and decorates its portable home with the body parts the spider’s prey.
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 ...
The findings about the rare bone collector caterpillar, a newly discovered species native to the Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...
HONOLULU - A newly identified species of caterpillar in Hawaii is garnering attention for its unusual behavior, which ...
Hawaiian scientists discover a carnivorous caterpillar that decorates its shell with the body parts of dead insects ...
The caterpillar species with a macabre fashion sense was discovered by researchers in Hawaii. Its casing is a disguise to ...
(Photo: University of Hawaii via Reuters) This is the world's only known caterpillar to live with and benefit from spiders, according to Daniel Rubinoff, a professor of entomology at the ...