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A species of snail-eating caterpillar from Maui. You can see how the caterpillar has used silk, like a spider, to pin down its snail prey. Having rendered the snail helpless and immobile, the caterpillar is entering the snail\'s shell to being feeding on its soft flesh. [Image © Science]

A species of snail-eating caterpillar from Maui. You can see how the caterpillar has used silk, like a spider, to pin down its snail prey. Having rendered the snail helpless and immobile, the caterpillar is entering the snail's shell to being feeding on its soft flesh. [Image © Science]

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