Carnivorous Caterpillar Disguises Itself With Dead Insect Body Parts

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The caterpillar's silken cases are "decorated" with the remains of past meals (Credit: Rubinoff lab, Entomology Section, University of Hawaii, Manoa)

Caterpillars are usually seen as harmless, plant-munching larvae. But a newly identified species discovered on the Hawaiian island of Oahu challenges that reputation. Measuring just 5 mm long, the "bone collector" caterpillar feeds on dead insects found in spider webs. It then repurposes the remains, wearing body parts like beetle shells and weevil heads as camouflage.

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  • pyboratecado
    pyboratecado5일
    It look like a caterpillar zombie:p
    • brooklynslays
      brooklynslays12일
      Those are the scariest things I’ve ever seen!
      • sungjinwoo
        sungjinwoo17일
        That’s super cool! I wish it could be a pet tho
        • biscuit8
          biscuit8약 1달
          Sooooooooooooo like the grim reaper. But actually kind of cute too.
          • dudesssss
            dudesssss약 1달
            bruh a catapiller in disguise bro if they were like 100x bigger that would be very scary and creepy cause think about how big the thing would be after it's cocoon stage
            • vivakybicyzi
              vivakybicyzi약 1달
              Weird, disgusting, and kinda Cool that there is insects in camo by using insects
              • sophia0313
                sophia0313약 1달
                this kind is so cool I wish l can see one a real one
                • miniduckboi2
                  miniduckboi2약 1달
                  ... that was disturbing but also... GRIM REAPER CATERPILLAR
                • colten1
                  colten1약 2달
                  cool!
                  • cyhojuhicyde
                    cyhojuhicyde약 2달
                    wow!

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