Scientist Discovers New Bee Species with ‘Devil-like’ Horns–Names Her ‘Lucifer’

Scientist Discovers New Bee Species with ‘Devil-like’ Horns–Names Her ‘Lucifer’

The Megachile lucifer – credit, Dr. Kit Prendergast She’s got devil-like horns, but she ain’t after your soul: she’s only looking for pollen. She’s Megachile lucifer, a new species of solitary bee identified in Western Australia’s Goldfields region by a team of scientists inspecting a rare wildflower habitat. She’s also the first new bee species added to … Read more