Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, extremely rare species: carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars, that live in ...

"This study represents the only record of the species apart from the holotype [collected in 1951]." Scientists stunned after ...

Tucked away in Waterton Lakes National Park, little greyish brown butterflies — long thought to be just another population of ...

Like hermit crabs, these caterpillars carry their cases with them as they move before emerging from them as full grown moths.

We all need a way to get along in this wild, wicked world, and a rare insect found only on a mountainside on O'ahu has found ...

The caterpillar species with a macabre fashion sense was discovered by researchers in Hawaii. Its casing is a disguise to ...

Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it with dead insect body parts ...

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

The carnivorous "bone collector" caterpillar is the only known species of its kind, researchers say, and its ancient lineage ...

Extraordinary behavior has been reported in a species of Hyposmocoma caterpillars. Although the species is yet to be given a ...

The Hawaiian caterpillar collects and wears dead bug parts—and its gruesome habits might be key to its survival.

Insects, vital for our ecosystem, face a steep decline. A study by Binghamton University reveals agricultural intensification ...