A rare Hyposmocoma caterpillar, nicknamed the "bone collector," discovered in Oʻahu, Hawaii, uses dead insect parts to disguise itself on spider webs The newly identified species is carnivorous and ...

Imagine you’re a spider nestled comfortably in your messy cobweb built into the dark nook of a rotted log. You live in a humid forest on a mountainside in Hawai’i. Insects stumble their way into your ...

A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the "bone collector." The insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps along spiderwebs, feeding on ...

A newly discovered species of caterpillar in Hawaii is unlike any other. It’s carnivorous — already an extreme rarity for these generally benign creatures — and when it’s not devouring its helpless ...

Adjunct professor, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, and the Graduate Department of Forestry, University of Toronto Chris MacQuarrie is a research scientist with Natural ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Deep in the Waiʻanae mountains of Oʻahu lives one of the strangest creatures ever discovered. And it’s not what you’d expect. It’s a caterpillar. But it doesn’t eat leaves. It doesn ...

The insects have spiky hairs that can cause irritation to the skin Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 and his work has appeared in ...

Most people think of caterpillars as harmless, fuzzy little creatures that will soon morph into beautiful butterflies. The puss caterpillar (scientific name: Megalopyge opercularis) looks especially ...

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