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

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

“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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

While the bee’s horns may have been enough to inspire the name alone, the lead scientist admitted she was inspired by the popular show Lucifer, which she had been watching on Netflix.

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