Investigación Insectos Endemicos de Rapa Nui
Jut Wynne and CONAF park guards Francisco Ika and Petero Huke discuss the importance of a three month study to inventory endemic insects in caves,...
Saving Easter Island’s Last Native Species
Invasive species and tourism have depleted most of Easter Island’s native wildlife. Ten tiny insects may be all that’s left, and they are in urgent need of...
Protecting Easter Island’s Newly Discovered Cave-Dwelling Bugs
Rollie-polies, book lice and bugs called springtails are among the 10 newly discovered insects that live only on the remote Easter Island in the Pacific...
Asia’s fragile caves face growing development risks
The limestone caves of Southeast Asia and southwest China are home to scores of plants and animals, many of them rare. But a rise in...
Two ‘Pseudoscorpions’ Discovered in Grand Canyon Cave
Two new species of so-called pseudoscorpions have been discovered in a cave on the northern rim of the Grand Canyon.
10 New Cave-restricted Insects found on Easter Island
Dr. Jut Wynne joins Inside NAU to discuss the importance of discovering 10 new endemic species restricted to the caves of Rapa Nui.
Nine New Cave Bug Species from Arizona & New Mexico
Ecologist and explorer, Dr. Jut Wynne, discusses the discovery of nine new species from North Rim Grand Canyon and western New Mexico.
8 Quirky Species Discovered in Lava-Tube Caves
Eight new arthropod species and a new bat hibernation site have been discovered in New Mexico lava-tube caves, adding to the limited ecological understanding of...
New Genus of Cave-obligate Millipede Discovered
Ecologist and explorer, Dr. Jut Wynne, discusses a new cave-obligate millipede genus that he and colleagues discovered from the greater Grand Canyon region, Arizona and...