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 ...

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

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 ...

A new native bee species with tiny devil-like "horns" named Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer has been discovered in Western ...

The newly identified Megachile lucifer highlights conservation concerns as it was found in mining-vulnerable habitat ...

A new bee, discovered in Western Australia, has been announced this week – reinforcing our status as home of the creepiest ...

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

Scientists discover Megachile lucifer, a new Australian bee with tiny, devil-like horns that may help it dig, pack, and ...

The devil is in the tiny details. A team of scientists discovered a new bee species they affectionately nicknamed “Lucifer” ...