If your fear of swarms of stinging insects wasn't strong enough already, a look at the new horned "Lucifer" bee discovered by scientists should do the trick.
The latest source of nightmare fuel sports dual horns on its head, all the better to fill your brain with only the most terrifying things.
More on the discovery from the New York Post:
A team of scientists discovered a new bee species they affectionately nicknamed 'Lucifer' after noticing that its female cohort sports a set of devil-like horns.
Kit Prendergast, the lead author of the study published in the 'Journal of Hymenoptera' on Nov. 10, wrote in a statement that she helped dream up the name while watching the award-winning Netflix show 'Lucifer.'
'The name just fit perfectly. I am also a huge fan of the Netflix character Lucifer, so it was a no-brainer,' Prendergast said in a statement.
It's comforting to know that our scientists are "big fans" of Lucifer.
The insect was discovered in Western Australia, where all the other most horrific creatures live.
The horns measure about 0.9 millimeters long and can be used to access flowers, defend hives, and compete for much-needed resources, according to the study.
The species' male bees, though, lack the horns. The exact effect this may have on their function or place in the colonies, if any, is still unclear.
So the male bees are totally cool and lack stingers, and the females have stingers and devil horns?
Hmmm…you don't say.
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