A group of 300 museum visitors voted to name a new species of cockroach wasps the Ampulex Dementor.
The name is inspired by the Dementors from the magical world of Harry Potter, Mugglenet reports.
The wasp's new name is fitting as the species is known to partially paralyse their prey before eating it.
"The Dementor's fictional behaviour and effects reminded us of the effect of the stinging behaviour of Ampulex on the behaviour of its cockroach prey," the museum operators said.
"After being stung by the wasp, specific behaviours of the cockroach are inhibited (e.g., escape behaviour) while others are unaffected (e.g., locomotion).
"The wasp grabs the partly paralysed cockroach by one of the antennae and guides it to a suitable oviposition location, the prey following the wasp in a docile manner. This is a unique strategy of behavioural modulation of a prey by a wasp's sting."
