"“It’s gross at one level, but it’s also kind of adorable. They’re cruising around like, ‘Oh, this looks delicious. I’ll eat some of this and then put the rest on my back.’”

In 2024 a new species of caterpillars got discovered on Hawaii that not only use other insects' body parts to hide under but also occasionally are cannibalists! I just love everything about this.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/caterpillar-bone-collector-moth-spider-camouflage

#caterpillar #carnivorous #cannibalism #zoology #mothSpider #camouflage