‘Uncommon’ creature with ‘enormous’ genitalia turns out to be new species in Australia

A “large” creature flapped its “patterned wings” as it navigated a boulder cave in Australia, soaringed straight into researchers’ dung trap. Scientists were searching for a “relatively uncommon” genus of flies in Queensland, according to a study published Dec. 7 in the European Journal of Taxonomy. Between 1998 and 1999, they collected more than 100 … Read more