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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, which is the only place it's known to live today

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Meet the 'Bone Collector' Caterpillar: A Rare Hawaiian Insect That Wears Its Prey and Lives Among Spiders

Living within about six square miles on the island of Oʻahu, scientists say the bone-collector caterpillar may be one of the strangest and most threatened species ever found

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"Bone collector" caterpillar disguises itself in the remains of its prey, scientists say

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

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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 ...

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‘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 ...

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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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Extremely Metal "Bone Collector" Caterpillar Cloaks Itself in the Shattered Exoskeletons of Its Vanquished Foes

A new species of caterpillar called the "bone collector" strips the body parts of its slain enemies and uses them to make a ...

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