Bone collector caterpillar adorns itself in insect body parts The caterpillars even tailor the body parts, nibbling away at excess material to ensure a proper fit.

Reuters The habitat of a newly identified carnivorous caterpillar species nicknamed the “bone collector”, which camouflages itself by wearing body parts of its prey, in Waianae mountain range ...

Pinned adult female (left) of the bone collector caterpillar and portable case (right) in which the larva resides decorated with body parts from ants, bark beetles, weevils, and flies.

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 ...

‘Bone collector’ caterpillar, a new species, wears outfit of body parts The caterpillar species with a macabre fashion sense was discovered by researchers in Hawaii.

Cases of “the bone collector,” an extremely rare carnivorous caterpillar that decorates itself in the body parts of its meals. Rubinoff lab/Entomology Section, University of Hawaii, Manoa ...

This new caterpillar species from Oʻahu hunts insects and decorates itself with their body parts. Yes, it’s real—and it’s ...

Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it with dead insect body parts scavenged from spider webs. This caterpillar may have been a bit over ...

Hawaii's 'bone collector' caterpillar wears the body parts of dead prey By Will Dunham, Reuters | Posted - April 26, 2025 at 1:01 p.m.