Researchers in Hawaiʻi have described an unusual species of carnivorous caterpillar that scavenges in spiderwebs while wearing cast-off bits of the spider’s prey.
Nicknamed the “bone collector,” they decorate their cases with bits of moss, lichen or sand to blend in with their environment.
Hawaiʻi’s bone collector caterpillar wears spider’s victims to survive
Researchers in Hawaiʻi have described an unusual species of carnivorous caterpillar that scavenges in spiderwebs while wearing cast-off bits of the spider’s prey.
