The discovery of a new "lucifer" bee with devil-like horns sparks concerns over land clearing regulations in WA's Goldfields ...
A devil-horned bee discovered in Western Australia sheds light on how little we still know about native pollinators. A newly ...
In 2019, researcher Kit Prendergast was surveying the insects visiting an incredibly rare plant in the Bremer Ranges of ...
The devil is in the tiny details. A team of scientists discovered a new bee species they affectionately nicknamed “Lucifer” ...
“I was super excited to find it,” said Kit Prendergast, a native bee scientist who discovered the insect in 2019 as she ...
Kit Prendergast named the female bee Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, a nod to her favourite Netflix show, because of the ...
Scientists discovered a new species of bee with "demon-like" devil horns, earning it the name "Megachile lucifer." ...
The female bee's upward-pointing horns could be used to access flowers, compete for resources, and defend nests, researchers ...
The newly identified Megachile lucifer highlights conservation concerns as it was found in mining-vulnerable habitat ...
As Australian Pollinator Week (8–16 November) gets underway, new research has found that many Australians have poor awareness ...
A new native bee species with tiny devil-like "horns" named Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer has been discovered in Western ...
The bees' name, Megachile lucifer, was inspired by the Netflix series "Lucifer," which one of the researchers was watching at ...