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Hawai‘i Public Radio · 15m

'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.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 14h

Hawaii’s ‘bone collector’ caterpillar wears body parts of dead prey

In a remote, lushly forested area of an Oahu mountain range, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species that makes a living in such a macabre way that they have nicknamed it the “bone collector.

Hawaii News Now on MSN · 11h

‘Bone collector’ caterpillar discovered by UH scientists

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

Smithsonian Magazine6h

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, ...

Discover WildScience on MSN9h

How Feral Cats Threaten Hawaii’s Native Birds—and What the State Is Doing About It

If you close your eyes and picture Hawaii, you probably imagine lush green mountains, vibrant flowers, and the melodic song ...

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Hawaii's 'bone collector' caterpillar wears the body parts of dead prey

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

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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