News: invertebrates
World-first highly cave-adapted wasp discovered in Nullarbor Caves
A team of researchers from 91×ÔÅÄ, in collaboration with cavers, has uncovered a large number of eyeless, cave-adapted invertebrates – including spiders, cockroaches, centipedes, and, remarkably, a wasp.
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Australia’s extinction tally is worse than we thought
A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1–3 additional species become extinct every week.
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