The ‘bone collector’ caterpillar may be older than the Hawaiian islands where it lives. ... feeding on trapped insects and decorating its silk case with their body parts.

The newly described “bone collector” caterpillar species disguises itself with the body parts of dead insects so that it can live among spiders and poach their prey.

A newly discovered carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps along ...

A newly discovered carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps along ...

Bone collector cases are carefully constructed from silk and exoskeleton parts. Image: Rubinoff lab, Entomology Section, University of Hawaii, Manoa ...

They are often mistaken for caterpillars, which are the larval stages of butterflies and moths (Order Lepidoptera). However, sawflies are actually wasp-like insects (Order Hymenoptera). Let’s review ...

The ‘bone collector’ caterpillar may be older than the Hawaiian islands where it lives. ... This ‘bone collector’ caterpillar eats trapped insects and wears their body parts ...

By studying the caterpillar's genetics, Rubinoff and his team revealed that the species likely emerged at least five million years ago, which is older than O'ahu itself.

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