The Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer is a “leaf cutter” bee, with distinctive horns on its head. While these are the obvious reasoning behind its chosen name, there was another factor at play. “I am ...

The devil is in the tiny details. A team of scientists discovered a new bee species they affectionately nicknamed “Lucifer” after noticing that its female cohort sports a set of devil-like horns. Kit ...

Researchers in Australia have discovered a native bee species with tiny "devil-like horns.” A research team at Curtin University in Perth discovered the species while surveying a critically endangered ...

As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has a new creepy critter: a "lucifer" bee with devil-like horns. The species, dubbed Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer, was found ...

Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of native bee with tiny, devil-like horns that have earned it a playfully hellish name – “lucifer.” The species, Megachile lucifer, was discovered ...

Nov. 11 (UPI) --A new species of bee in Australia has been discovered, named for its unique devil-like features. The nicknamed "Lucifer" bee, or Megachile lucifer, was discovered in 2019 in the ...

Scientists surveying an endangered wildflower in Australia chanced upon a unique creature instead – a new bee species they decided to name “Lucifer” because of its tiny devil-like “horns”. They say ...

Tiny devil-like horns on the new native bee species inspired its name, Lucifer Australian scientists have discovered a new native bee species with tiny horns - and given it a suitably devilish name.

Australian scientists have discovered a new native bee species with tiny horns - and given it a suitably devilish name. Researchers found the Megachile Lucifer while observing a rare wildflower that ...

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