This carnivorous creature belongs to the Hyposmocoma genus and has earned the nickname “bone collector” for its eerie ...

This new caterpillar species from Oʻahu hunts insects and decorates itself with their body parts. Yes, it’s real—and it’s ...

The keiki-friendly event will be held on July 26 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Patagonia Honolulu in partnership with the University of Hawaii’s Insect Museum. Organizers said it offers an ...

The bone collector caterpillar has only been found in one place: the Waiʻanae mountain range on the island of Oʻahu. It lives in an area that’s only about 5.8 square miles.

The caterpillar is now known to exist in a single forested mountain range, covering just 15 square kilometers (about 5.8 square miles). Hyposmocoma caterpillar casings. Rubinoff lab, Entomology ...

Bone collector cases are cannibals. The video shows two bone collector caterpillars, with one attacking the other by biting a hole in the side of its silken cocoon, entering inside and killing and ...

Carnivorous caterpillars discovered on the Hawaiian island of Oahu have a freaky fashion sense. Cases of “the bone collector,” an extremely rare carnivorous caterpillar that decorates itself ...

This caterpillar, which belongs to the Hyposmocoma genus, ... When bone collector caterpillars mature, they turn into moths and leave behind their creepy, bone-wearing habit.

6. It’s part of a very strange insect family. The caterpillar belongs to a Hawaiian group of moths called Hyposmocoma. They are known for their weird behaviors and silk cases, but the bone ...