Newly discovered insect in caves in B.C. could be a survivor from Ice Age


By By Hina Alam /The Canadian Press
Insect’s name pays tribute to caver and study co-author Craig Wagnell

A newly discovered cave-dwelling species of insect found in British Columbia could be a survivor from the last ice age, scientists say. Haplocampa wagnelli, the arthropod found in a limestone cave near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, is about three to four millimetres long, with six legs, no eyes, and a whitish, almost transparent colour.…

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February 12, 2019

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