A new bee species discovered in Australia has earned the name “Lucifer” thanks to its tiny devil-like “horns.”

Dr. Kit Prendergast of the Curtin School of Molecular and Life Sciences is being credited with the find , which he said was made while surveying a rare plant in Western Australia’s Goldfields.

Officially named, Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer , the name is inspired by the female bee’s unusual horned face. DNA barcoding confirmed the male and female were the same species and that it didn’t match any known bees in DNA databases.

“The female had these incredible little horns on her face,” Prendergast said in a statement. “When writing up the new species description I was watching the Netflix show Lucifer at the time, and the name just fit perfectly. I am also a huge fan of t

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