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

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

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

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

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

Megachile lucifer is an unusual bee from Australia — black, sleek, and with tiny devil-like horns. It’s named after the ...

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 ...