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The “bone collector” caterpillar’s outfit acts arsenic camouflage

Six caterpillar cases covered successful spikey assemblage parts of insects and spiders.

A recently discovered caterpillar weaves nan remains of insect prey onto a protective lawsuit (several shown) worn for camouflage, a caller study suggests.

Rubinoff lab/Entomology Section/University of Hawaii astatine Mānoa

A severed ant head. A alert wing. A beetle abdomen. These assemblage parts ripped from devoured insects festoon a newfound caterpillar’s protective coat.

Dubbed nan “bone collector,” this caterpillar type sports remains of prey arsenic camouflage while it stalks spider webs for trapped bugs, researchers study successful nan April 25 Science.

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