Aptly nicknamed the “bone collector,” the larva haunts a six-square-mile patch of Oahu’s Wai‘anae Mountains, lurking exclusively in spider webs and disguising itself in the corpses of its prey.

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 spin cocoons.

The species, dubbed the "bone collector," belongs to an ancient lineage of moths older than the Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...

If you close your eyes and picture Hawaii, you probably imagine lush green mountains, vibrant flowers, and the melodic song ...

The “bone collector" caterpillar lives in spider webs and decorates its portable home with the body parts of the spider’s ...

In a remote, lushly forested area of an Oahu mountain range, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species that makes a living in such a macabre way that they have nicknamed it the ...

The findings about the rare bone collector caterpillar, a newly discovered species native to the Hawaiian island of Oahu, ...

Scientists have unearthed the fossil of Vulcanidris cratensis, the oldest-known ant, and discovered a carnivorous caterpillar ...

HONOLULU - A newly identified species of caterpillar in Hawaii is garnering attention for its unusual behavior, which ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The ...

A new species of caterpillar called the "bone collector" strips the body parts of its slain enemies and uses them to make a ...