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This caterpillar wears body parts of insect prey

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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This caterpillar wears the body parts of insect prey

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

New Scientist on MSN · 3d

'Bone collector' caterpillar wears dead insect body parts as disguise

A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking their webs and stealing their prey

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These newly discovered rare caterpillars eat each other and cover themselves with bones

Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, extremely rare species: carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars, that live in one 5-mile area on Oahu.

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This camouflaged critter wears severed insect body parts like a coat

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

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Flesh-eating caterpillar ‘dresses in bones’ to steal prey

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

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