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This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it's not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. We think of moths ...
Nicknamed the “Bone Collector,” this tiny predator takes camouflage to a gruesome new level by covering its silk case with body parts from its prey, blending into its surroundings while ...
A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn ...
A severed ant head. A fly wing. A beetle abdomen. These body parts ripped from devoured insects festoon a newfound caterpillar’s protective coat. Dubbed the “bone collector,” this ...
Previous research detected the tiny particles in our brains, lungs, liver, kidneys and blood — plus in bodily fluids like ...
A procession to move the body of Pope Francis to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing ended Wednesday ...
The newly described “bone collector” caterpillar species disguises itself with the body parts of dead insects so that it can live among spiders and poach their prey. This is the only ...
Perhaps it was just one odd caterpillar choosing body parts for its case based on circumstance. Maybe the caterpillar itself had gotten snared in a spider’s web. But then, over years of insect ...
The daughter and mother received their original sentences of 20 and 15 years in prison, respectively, for selling body parts in the U.S. District Court in Denver on Monday. Hess and Koch were ...
Lab-grown body parts represent one of the most promising frontiers in medicine. As AI, stem cell research, and bioengineering ...
Police identified the body parts to be Tina, who they said was so badly decomposed that they needed to use DNA to identify her, the outlets reported. Throughout the house, police allegedly found ...