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A new species of bee has been identified in Australia, according to a new study

Megachile lucifer , the new bee, was named for its distinct horns — and because the study's lead author was watching Netflix's Lucifer at the time

The study suggested the bee species is "of conservation concern" based on its proximity to a critically endangered wildflower

A new, devil-horned bee has been identified in Australia.

The bee species, Megachile lucifer , was first discovered by scientists in 2019 while they were conducting a study on a critically endangered wildflower in Western Australia's Goldfields, according to a study published in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research on Nov. 10. The female bees feature "highly distinctive, prominent horns," per the study, which lead auth

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