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 ...

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

The bone collector caterpillar lives in spiderwebs along the Waiʻanae Mountains and evades capture by encasing itself in the ...

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists have discovered a new caterpillar species they dub the “bone collector.” The bone ...

In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, scientists have discovered a ...

Adorned in their macabre attire, the caterpillars can safely navigate spiderwebs undetected. They use their camouflage to ...

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.

Discover the bone collector caterpillar, a carnivorous insect unique to Hawaii that adorns its silk case with prey.

Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it with dead insect body parts ...