**Scientists Discover a Strange Insect in the Himalayas Where No One Expected It**
By Pensoft Publishers - Published on 26 October 2026
A newly identified Himalayan wormlion challenges the idea that its genus lives only in the tropics, raising the possibility of undiscovered relatives on nearby mountain slopes. In rain-sheltered patches of sand and soil on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, wormlion larvae build funnel-shaped pits to catch prey. Larvae belonging to this group were first [...]
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