Ampulex dementor

Ampulex dementor

A species of wasp is named Ampulex dementor after the Dementors in Harry Potter. This name was chosen to reflect the fact that the wasp uses a toxin to neutralize the neural behavior of cockroaches and make them docile as if their souls had been sucked out.

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