30 Oct 2020

Critter of the Week: Lucius Malfoy's Wasp

From Afternoons, 3:35 pm on 30 October 2020

This week's critter is a treasure for all Harry Potter nerds, did you know that we have a critter only found in New Zealand named after one of J. K. Rowling’s characters?

It’s hard to love wasps, but DOC's Nic Toki reckons Malfoy’s wasp is worth all the love you can muster. Just like Lucius, they are misunderstood, and deserve the benefit of the doubt, they’re not really the bad guys.

A creepy looking critter for our Halloween eve!

Malfoy's wasp

Malfoy's wasp Photo: CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0

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