Caterpillars are known for their fuzzy exterior and sometimes weird behavior. Some vibrate aggressively to scare predators; others create their own antifreeze to survive the cold. But a newly ...

Deep in the forests of Hawaii’s Oahu island lives a creature that seems pulled straight from a horror story: a rare carnivorous caterpillar that not only feeds on other insects but also wears their ...

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it ...

Carnivorous caterpillars discovered on the Hawaiian island of Oahu have a freaky fashion sense. Cases of “the bone collector,” an extremely rare carnivorous caterpillar that decorates itself in the ...