Nature showcases incredible camouflage! Numerous animals, from chameleons to arctic foxes, possess remarkable color-changing ...

But bone collector caterpillars slink through cobwebs in rotted logs, tree hollows, or crevices in rock and dine on newly dead or weakened insects they find, even gnawing through silk for a meal.

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

These body parts ripped from devoured insects festoon a newfound caterpillar’s protective coat. Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar species sports remains of prey as camouflage ...

The findings about the rare bone collector caterpillar, a newly discovered species native to the Hawaiian island of Oahu, were published Thursday in the journal Science. The bone collector ...

Deep in the Waiʻanae mountains of Oʻahu lives one of the strangest creatures ever discovered. And it’s not what you’d expect. It’s a caterpillar. But it doesn’t eat leaves. It doesn’t ...

Habitat was a key factor in the evolution of the body plans. Boisseau noted that stick insects use camouflage as their main line of defense against predators, so when the predators and the habitat ...

Camouflage and mimicry are two fascinating adaptions insects have developed for survival. These strategies not only help insects avoid predators but also enhance their chances of success in a ...

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 ...

Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this native Hawaiian insect is part of the Hyposmocoma ... a pile of leftovers than a living threat. The camouflage helps it hide from the spider while it ...