We've Been Undercounting the Insects. There May Be Three Times as Many Species as We Knew

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

There may be 3 times more insect species than previously thought

A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 million to 14 million more species than people thought, ...
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Are there 14 million more insect species than previously thought?

Experts have accepted an estimate of around six million living insect species, an appraisal that has stood for the last 40 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Earth Might Be Home to 20 Million Insect Species—More Than Three Times as Many as Previously Thought, a Study Suggests

Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that ...
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Scientists found seven new frog-like insects hidden in a Ugandan rainforest

Seven species of tiny, plant-feeding insects that had never been recorded by science were hiding in the highland forests of ...

Earth may be home to 3x more insect species than scientists thought

Insects may be even more dominant on Earth than scientists thought. A new estimate suggests the planet could hold 14 million ...
The Verge

Why scientists laid ‘murder’ to rest

These insects might be pests, but their names can be even more problematic. These insects might be pests, but their names can be even more problematic. is a senior science reporter covering energy and ...