“The taxonomist who describes a new species gets to name it,” Prendergast tells Jennifer Hassan at the Washington Post. After ...

The bees' name, Megachile lucifer, was inspired by the Netflix series "Lucifer," which one of the researchers was watching at ...

The "Lucifer" bee, or Megachile lucifer, was discovered 2019 in the Goldfields region of western Australia. DNA testing ...

Kit Prendergast discovered the bee while surveying a critically endangered wildflower and was drawn to the insect's unique ...

The female bee's upward-pointing horns could be used to access flowers, compete for resources, and defend nests, researchers ...

As Australian Pollinator Week (8–16 November) gets underway, new research has found that many Australians have poor awareness ...

The female of the species has devil-like black horns, and a taste for extremely rare pollen. But until now, this Australian ...

A new species of bee has been identified in Australia, according to a new study. Megachile lucifer was named for its distinct ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new native bee species with tiny horns - and given it a suitably devilish name.

A CREEPY-crawly with devil horns is the latest horrifying creature to be discovered in Australia, so terrifying it’s named ...

In 2019, researcher Kit Prendergast was surveying the insects visiting an incredibly rare plant in the Bremer Ranges of ...