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Meet the “bone collector” caterpillar, which wears prey’s body parts as camouflage

Deep within Oahu's forests lurks the "Bone Collector," a carnivorous caterpillar with a gruesome camouflage strategy. This rare creature adorns its silk case with the remains of its insect prey, effectively blending into spider webs where it hunts. Scientists discovered this unique behavior, highlighting the caterpillar's evolutionary adaptation to survive alongside dangerous spiders by disguising itself as discarded debris.

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