Meat-Eating Caterpillar: It hunts snails and ties them down

A newly named species of Hawaiian caterpillar sneaks up on a resting snail and quickly spins silk strands around it, lashing it to the spot. The caterpillar then reaches into the snail shell’s opening and has lunch.

SLOW FOOD. Hawaiian caterpillar (arrow) pokes out of its mottled gray case to wrap silk around a snail.