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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scientists have found a new native bee that they’ve dubbed the Lucifer bee. Megachile Lucifer was found by a researcher as ...

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

Apple’s Presumed Innocent has cast a Lucifer star. Deadline reports that Lesley-Ann Brandt rounds out the series regular cast for the second season of the anthology drama. Led by Rachel Brosnahan, ...