The discovery of the bone collector species was serendipitous. "You never forget your first bone collector," Rubinoff told ...

They even resort to cannibalism, attacking other caterpillars of the same species. The "Bone Collector" was the nickname of a serial killer in author Jeffery Deaver's 1997 novel "The Bone ...

Picking a spot that matters to you is first step to eradicating invasive species from the environment to ensure state’s rare ...

Deep within Oahu's forests lurks the "Bone Collector," a carnivorous caterpillar with a gruesome ... group of moths found only in Hawaii. Many species in this genus create portable silk cases ...

NEW YORK — A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey was dubbed the “bone collector.” The odd insect ...

While other caterpillar species defend ranges at later developmental stages, they are not as vulnerable to predators and exposure as the warty birches. “The remarkable thing about these guys is ...

They explain that because predation rates are very high in hummingbird chicks, and because White-necked Jacobins build open cup-like nests in exposed branches near the ground, strategies like mimicry ...

Curiously, the feathers resembled the long hairs of a caterpillar species native to that area. As soon as the wasp got close, the chick started rearing its head and shaking it around, a lot like ...

This proposal is a big deal — monarchs are among the most recognizable and beloved animals in the US — and a long time coming ...

making the caterpillars more ancient than the Hawaiian islands themselves. Today, they dwell on an isolated patch of mountain forest alongside invasive species. “There is really a concern that ...