American scientists from the University of Hawai in Manoa have described a new predatory caterpillars with a shocking behavior – wearing parts of the bodies of farted insects on the silk covers. The opening was published here magazine Science.
These creatures are endemic for the island of Okhau, and called the unofficial “Bones Collector olmak for their unique tactics. The predators nourish insects that fall on a wax, decorate their protective cocoons with the heads of ants and fly wings and also apply cannibalism.
“Other predatory caterpillars are doing strange things, but this kind has over all expectations, Dan said Dan Rubinoff, leading researcher.
DNA analysis has shown that the Hawai islands of the species existed at least 6 million years.
Scientists, “bone” camouflage, the caterpillar helps to hide the hunting from the spiders they stole, and protect themselves from predators, and possibly help them communicate with their relatives.
More than 20 years of research, only 62 people of this rare species were found. The population has been preserved in a small part of the mountain forest, but now faces the threat of invading species.
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Source: Gazeta
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