Scientists discovered a caterpillar that lives in spider webs, eating the bugs that get stuck - including the spider that ...

What it eats: Flies, weevils, bark beetles, ants or any arthropod caught in a spider's web Why it's awesome: The bone collector is not just a very hungry caterpillar — it has an appetite for flesh.

Nicknamed the “bone collector,” the caterpillar belongs to the genus Hyposmocoma, commonly known as “fancy case” caterpillars because they make variously ornamented protective cases to ...

But entomologist Daniel Rubinoff of the University of Hawaii, Manoa, he would like you to meet the hungry caterpillar's carnivorous cousin. DANIEL RUBINOFF: This bone collector stands alone.

But entomologist Daniel Rubinoff of the University of Hawaii, Manoa, he would like you to meet the hungry caterpillar's carnivorous cousin. DANIEL RUBINOFF: This bone collector stands alone. It is a ...

They are territorial, and typically only one caterpillar is found on a single cobweb because they cannibalize the competition. Fortunately for us, the bone collector caterpillar is only about a ...

(Courtesy Daniel Rubinoff via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” There are other meat-eating caterpillars that ...

On this week's episode: bone collector caterpillar, dolphins pee on each other, using cars to sample air, and obsidian artifacts tell a trade tale.

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 ...