LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 14 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:
The phrase "trying to find a needle in a haystack" comes to mind with reference for
what Will Anderson has been searching.
Anderson, a University of Wyoming junior from Casper majoring in biology, has been
on the hunt since 2025 for a tiny and rare insect, known as Grylloblattodea, or the ice crawler. One of the rarest orders of insects in the world, ice crawlers
only have 35 described species. Many species are known only from single localities.
While Anderson had no luck finding the insects in Yellowstone National Park during
2025, his fortunes changed this year when he recently located three ice crawlers in
two park locations.
"I am interested in ...