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Hawaiʻi’s bone collector caterpillar wears spider’s victims to survive

  • Mongabay faviconMongabay

    May 9, 2025, 5:28 pm483 ptsHotTop
    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,” the caterpillar belongs to the genus Hyposmocoma, commonly known as “fancy case” caterpillars because they…
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