A caterpillar recently discovered in Peru behaves unlike any other known caterpillar. The critter was spotted by Dr. Joe Hanson, the creator and host of the YouTube channel "It's OK to be Smart.

A newly hatched caterpillar then collects bones to “camouflage itself from the spider landlord,” Rubinoff says. “The only chance they have of making a living in this situation is to decorate ...

afterwards its turns light brown resembling the color of a dead leaf and the perfect camouflage for the over-wintering chrysalis. Pipevine Swallowtail Mimic When the caterpillar transforms into ...

This strange covering helps the caterpillar blend into the spider’s web. With its gruesome outfit, it looks more like a pile of leftovers than a living threat. The camouflage helps it hide from ...

Deep within Oahu's forests lurks the "Bone Collector," a carnivorous caterpillar with a gruesome camouflage strategy. This rare creature adorns its silk case with the remains of its insect prey ...

uses camouflage to protect itself. At rest, the caterpillar looks remarkably like a dead leaf. But they also have threatening skull-like markings on the upper side of their thorax—the part of an ...

The bone collector caterpillar resides exclusively on cobwebs spun by spiders in tree hollows and rock crevices, where it collects insect cadavers for camouflage and to avoid detection by ...

Meanwhile, animals like sloths and this caterpillar larva ... that looks so close to an actual leaf that honestly, it boggles the mind. But many forms of camo don't have to be that exact.

Scientists think the case might act as camouflage, allowing the caterpillar to feast on the spider’s ensnared meals without getting caught. A host of caterpillars native to Hawaii use silk ...

From crabs to caterpillars, a wide range of animals successfully use camouflage to hamper detection by hungry predators. But some concealment strategies are more effective than others, a new study ...