The species, dubbed the "bone collector," belongs to an ancient lineage of moths older than the Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...

In a remote and lushly forested area of an Oahu mountain range, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species ...

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

Living within about six square miles on the island of Oʻahu, scientists say the bone-collector caterpillar may be one of the ...

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

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

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

We all need a way to get along in this wild, wicked world, and a rare insect found only on a mountainside on O'ahu has found ...

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

Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, extremely rare species: carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars, that live in ...

Adorned in their macabre attire, the caterpillars can safely navigate spiderwebs undetected. They use their camouflage to ...