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

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

By Shreya Dasgupta In 2019, researcher Kit Prendergast was surveying the insects visiting an incredibly rare plant in the ...

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

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

A devil-horned bee discovered in Western Australia sheds light on how little we still know about native pollinators. A newly ...

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

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

The discovery of a new "lucifer" bee with devil-like horns sparks concerns over land clearing regulations in WA's Goldfields ...

“I was super excited to find it,” said Kit Prendergast, a native bee scientist who discovered the insect in 2019 as she ...

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

Scientists discovered a new species of bee with "demon-like" devil horns, earning it the name "Megachile lucifer." ...