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

The caterpillar species with a macabre fashion sense was discovered by researchers in Hawaii. Its casing is a disguise to ...

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

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

The Hawaiian caterpillar adorns itself in dead bug parts—and its gruesome habits might be key to its survival in spider webs.

A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the "bone collector." The odd insect is only ...

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this newly described caterpillar is one of the rarest known members of the insect world, ...

“I was actually out inventorying when I first noticed the caterpillars in ... he brought the spongy moth in from England, wanting to crossbreed it with silk moths here in the United States.

purples, greens, oranges and blues. Hundreds of what appear to be human-sized caterpillars with elaborate stripes bob along the road.

Hundreds of what appear to be human-sized caterpillars with elaborate stripes bob along the road. Shaggy tissue paper hats resembling caterpillars sit atop the heads of men and women wearing ...