Dementor wasps now exist thanks to museum patrons in germany. But wait, there’s more on dementor wasp! Scientists have documented more than a hundred new species in southeast asia.
Meet The 'Ampulex Dementor' Wasp, Inspired by Harry Potter
Dementor wasp is a killer cockroach wasp that belongs to the kingdom animalia, class insecta, phylum arthropoda and its scientific name is ampulex dementor.it is also known by the name soul sucking dementor.
The wasp guides the roach back to the nest where it lays eggs onto it.
Ampulex dementor wasp, discovered in 2007 along the mekong river. Jewel wasp turn roaches into zombies!! Like the jk rowling creation the ampulex dementor is known for sucking the life. Roughly 300 people voted to name an obscure wasp species from southeast asia after.
And the wasp was named for the sooty, skeletal, flying “dementor” character that appears in rowling’s novels and sucks the.
New species of insect that can turn cockroaches into zombies named after harry potter character. One of them is a vicious wasp. It is widely known across the world due to its dewildered feature of preying on cockroaches. In 2014, scientists discovered 139 new species in the greater mekong region of cambodia, laos, myanmar, thailand and vietnam.
Sometimes turning them into zombie larva defenders.
It injects toxin into the neural node of a cockroach leaving the victim alive but docile. Dementor wasps now exist thanks to museum patrons in germany. The emerald cockroach wasp or jewel wasp (ampulex compressa) is a solitary wasp of the family ampulicidae. 6.) many other wasp species also use complex venom to parasitize caterpillars, spiders, and even wasp larvae;
5.) dementor wasps live in one of the top 5 threatened habitats in the world;
Their larva eat the roach alive. The ampulex dementor is a wasp that injects venom into parts of a cockroach's brain, enabling the wasp to lead the cockroach like a dog on a leash into a prepared burrow where it will serve as. As seen in the video, ampulex dementor injects venom into a neural node of a cockroach's body, blocking. One of them is a wasp named after a harry potter character.
Say hello to the dementor wasp.
It turns cockroaches into zombies. the washington post, 27 may 2015. Is this the scariest wasp ever?
