Kilauea's Lava Fields Become Home to an Unlikely Species
USGS workers observe lava from a Kilauea volcano fissure in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii's Big Island, May 24, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) At a Glance Biologists think lava crickets are the first multicellular life form to repopulate barren lava fields.Yet the crickets lack characteristics associated with species that colonize new habitats.Scientists will soon launch a new study of the mysterious creatures. A strange life form has appeared on the barren lava fields left by last year's eruption...