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

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

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

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

Solitary bee species are major pollinators of wild plants, and there are over 1,500 species in the Megachile genus alone.

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

A striking new bee species with tiny devil-like horns has been discovered in Western Australia’s Goldfields, offering fresh ...

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