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

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

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

The discovery was made by chance, while scientists were studying an endangered wildflower in Western Australia.

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University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers are part of a study that used modern thermal drone technology to uncover thriving ...

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

As cities expand and forests shrink, wildlife corridors are becoming vital escape routes, quietly helping endangered animals reclaim their paths to survival. Here are five to explore.

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

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

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