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Hawai‘i Public Radio · 3h

'Bone collector' caterpillar species crawls its way to discovery on Oʻahu

The bone collector caterpillar lives in spiderwebs along the Waiʻanae Mountains and evades capture by encasing itself in the skeletons of the spider's victims and the spider's own shed skin. HPR's Maddie Bender has more.

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

A carnivorous ‘bone collector’ caterpillar dresses in the remains of its prey

A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the bone collector. The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Hawaii News Now on MSN · 22h

‘Bone collector’ caterpillar discovered by UH scientists

The “bone collector" caterpillar lives in spider webs and decorates its portable home with the body parts the spider’s prey.

Smithsonian Magazine9h

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 Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...

3don MSN

These newly discovered rare caterpillars eat each other and cover themselves with bones

Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, extremely rare species: carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars, that live in ...

1d

New species of caterpillar found in Hawaii camouflages itself in dead bugs

Scientists at the University of Hawaii have discovered a new caterpillar species with what are considered to be unique ...

Futurism on MSN2d

Extremely Metal "Bone Collector" Caterpillar Cloaks Itself in the Shattered Exoskeletons of Its Vanquished Foes

A newly discovered species of caterpillar in Hawaii is unlike any other. It's carnivorous — already an extreme rarity for ...

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