Researchers discovered a new species that lives in Texas and Oklahoma ... which are in the nightshade family, though neither is poisonous. It appears to be the first known member of its genus ...

(James Hung) A new species of metallic blue bee, found so far in Texas and Oklahoma ... that the trio discovered the nightshade-loving bee was a new species in the Andrena family.

Solanum elaeagnifolium-- also known as silverleaf nightshade -- can be found from south Texas to South Africa and Greece, infesting fields and soaking up valuable nutrients intended for cash crops.

The study involved monitoring fields of mowed, unmowed, and frequently mowed silverleaf nightshade around Edinburg, Texas. The team discovered that mowed plants developed deeper taproots ...