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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  • ilovehenrydsaf
    ilovehenrydsaf약 18시간
    That's actually so ominous what 😭🙏
    • pyboratecado
      pyboratecado약 2달
      It look like a caterpillar zombie:p
      • brooklynslays
        brooklynslays약 2달
        Those are the scariest things I’ve ever seen!
        • sungjinwoo
          sungjinwoo2달
          That’s super cool! I wish it could be a pet tho
          • biscuit8
            biscuit83달
            Sooooooooooooo like the grim reaper. But actually kind of cute too.
            • dudesssss
              dudesssss3달
              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
                vivakybicyzi3달
                Weird, disgusting, and kinda Cool that there is insects in camo by using insects
                • sophia0313
                  sophia03133달
                  this kind is so cool I wish l can see one a real one
                  • miniduckboi2
                    miniduckboi23달
                    ... that was disturbing but also... GRIM REAPER CATERPILLAR
                  • colten1
                    colten13달
                    cool!

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