The Hawaiian caterpillar collects and wears dead bug parts—and its gruesome habits might be key to its survival.

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this newly described caterpillar is one of the rarest known members of the insect world, ...

Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this newly confirmed caterpillar in Hawaii secretly scrounges off a spider landlord by ...

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

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

The discovery of the bone collector species was serendipitous. "You never forget your first bone collector," Rubinoff told ...

A flesh-eating caterpillar dresses up in bones to sneak onto spider webs and steal prey, scientists have discovered.

Like hermit crabs, these caterpillars carry their cases with them as they move before emerging from them as full grown moths.

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.

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

We all need a way to get along in this wild, wicked world, and a rare insect found only on a mountainside on O'ahu has found ...

A rare carnivorous caterpillar, previously unknown to biologists, stalks spiderwebs for food whilst dressed in the remains of ...