Scientists just made some unexpected discoveries about this 'bone collector' caterpillar from Hawaii

Sanshey Biswas

The ‘bone collector’ caterpillar from Hawai’i moves around in a silk case, which it decorates with the body parts of dead insects.

Researchers from Rubinoff lab at the University of Hawaii wrote about their findings in the journal Science.

Sanshey Biswas

Starting his career as a print journalist in '14 at a weekly newspaper in India, he quickly gravitated to working on the digital side. He is a self-taught multimedia journalist who loves to learn from and with his colleagues spread across the globes.

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Manon Verchot

Manon is a multimedia journalist and co-founder of InOldNews, the organization that runs Neighbird. She formerly headed video at Mongabay, Hindustan Times and Mint.

Sanshey Biswas

Starting his career as a print journalist in '14 at a weekly newspaper in India, he quickly gravitated to working on the digital side. He is a self-taught multimedia journalist who loves to learn from and with his colleagues spread across the globes.

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