New Caterpillar Found in Hawaii Wears dead Bugs and Lives With Spiders

Several cases of the bone collector caterpillar, adorned in insect parts.

Scientists have discovered a rare and ancient lineage of Caterpillar in Hawaii that wears the “bones” of insucts as a form of camouflage. Researchers from the university of hawai at manoa detailed their discovery in a paper Published Thursday in Science. The Caterpillar – WHICH they dubbed the “bone collector” – as the disguise to … Read more

This tiny robot is part bee, part crane fly-and it finally has solid legs

Robobee Closeup

Imagine tiny robotic bees buzzing Around Fields of Wildflowers, Helping Real Bees Carry out their Crucial Pollinating Duties Decades in the future. It’s a vision that Harvard’s Microrobotics Laboratory has been working on for yearsThe Barrier? Until recently, the only landing the harvard robobee had masted was a crash landing. Harvard Researchers have now armed … Read more

This ancient wasp had a freaky belly that snapped shut to trap victims

Sirenobethylus Charybdis

The ancient world was even freakier than we knew. Research out this week details a parasitic wasp preserved in amber for near 100 million years that had a venus flytrap-light belly belly it might have used to ensnare Victimes. Scientists in China and Denmark detailed their discovery in a study Published Late Wednsday in the … Read more