U.S. Scientists Rejoice As Creature In Yellowstone National Park Leads To A “World’s First” Discovery

Yellowstone National Park is full of some of the most interesting wildlife in the U.S. From the bison to the wolves, there are some truly spectacular sights to behold on the plains. There is one less exciting resident in Yellowstone's landscape, however, the bugs. Generally considered a simple nuisance, few people visit Yellowstone to watch the insects crawl around. There is one group that doesn't just accept bugs though; they seek them out, and that effort has paid off in incredible ways.

A group of entomologists (bug scientists) has spent the last two decades studying Yellowstone National Park's wetsalts tiger beetle , and the findings have been far beyond what anyone expected. Not only did the scientists get invaluable information about the tiger beetle, and its role in Yellowstone'