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

The carnivorous "bone collector" caterpillar is the only known species of its kind, researchers say, and its ancient lineage ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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