Carnivorous Caterpillar Disguises Itself With Dead Insect Body Parts

작성 - 435 단어

언어

읽기 수준

기사 듣기

조정

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.

댓글 21개
  • ilovehenrydsaf
    ilovehenrydsaf약 2달
    That's actually so ominous what 😭🙏
    • pyboratecado
      pyboratecado3달
      It look like a caterpillar zombie:p
      • brooklynslays
        brooklynslays3달
        Those are the scariest things I’ve ever seen!
        • sungjinwoo
          sungjinwoo4달
          That’s super cool! I wish it could be a pet tho
        • biscuit8
          biscuit84달
          Sooooooooooooo like the grim reaper. But actually kind of cute too.
          • dudesssss
            dudesssss4달
            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
            vivakybicyzi4달
            Weird, disgusting, and kinda Cool that there is insects in camo by using insects
            • sophia0313
              sophia03134달
              this kind is so cool I wish l can see one a real one
              • miniduckboi2
                miniduckboi24달
                ... that was disturbing but also... GRIM REAPER CATERPILLAR
              • colten1
                colten15달
                cool!