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

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 feed on trapped prey: both living and freshly dead. Bone collectors will ...

Insect trafficking is a growing threat fueled by the exotic pet trade. Smugglers transport rare insects using secretive ...

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

There are other meat-eating caterpillars that "do lots of crazy things, but this takes the cake," the study's author said.

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

Hawaiian scientists discover a carnivorous caterpillar that decorates its shell with the body parts of dead insects ...

The bone collector lives in spiderwebs and decorates its habitat with the body parts of dead insects. Scientists have watched the macabre insect measuring and attaching fly wings, weevil heads and ...

The caterpillar species with a macabre fashion sense was discovered by researchers in Hawaii. Its casing is a disguise to fool the spiders with which it lives.

A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...