Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, rare and bizarre species of carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars. After hatching, the tiny insects live almost their entire lives in the web of a ...

A rare Hyposmocoma caterpillar, nicknamed the "bone collector," discovered in Oʻahu, Hawaii, uses dead insect parts to disguise itself on spider webs The newly identified species is carnivorous and ...

Biologists waded through knee-high vegetation in Florida until they reached a spot where purple flowers grew in cone-like formations — then the team got out the glow-in-the dark caterpillars. The ...

Frosted elfin butterfly caterpillars were released in North Florida as part of a reintroduction program. The FWC, along with partner organizations, bred the caterpillars and released them into a ...

Biologists deposited caterpillars of the rare frosted elfin butterfly on its host plant, the sundial lupine, in north Florida. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...