News: invertebrates
World-first highly cave-adapted wasp discovered in Nullarbor Caves
A team of researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, 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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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™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 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ since European arrival in 1788 and between 1–3 additional species become extinct every week.
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