Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn it with dead insect body parts ...

A rare spider described as a "master of disguise" has been sighted in Cornwall, an expert says. Tylan Berry, county spider ...

The large spider species is known for its ability to match the colour and texture of its surroundings. The arachnid then uses the perfect camouflage to hunt its prey. Their legs have lateral hairs ...

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Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this newly confirmed caterpillar in Hawaii secretly scrounges off a spider landlord by ...

Tylan Berry, county spider recorder for the British Arachnological Society, said the "amazing looking" creature with its "incredible colour and camouflage" is "incredibly difficult to spot".

This strange covering helps the caterpillar blend into the spider’s web. With its gruesome outfit, it looks more like a pile of leftovers than a living threat. The camouflage helps it hide from ...

The caterpillar cloaks itself in the body parts of dead insects, crafting a protective casing out of the remains to camouflage itself while lurking on spider webs. This survival tactic seems to ...

This species is part of a group known as decorator crabs which adorn their shells with sponges or anemones for camouflage. Juvenile Japanese spider crabs will do this, but with few predators at ...

Researchers found that spiders never attacked the bone collector caterpillars, suggesting their grim camouflage is working. “These caterpillars can discern differences in objects in their ...