Here’s news of a new Ampulex species, named by the general public as part of a biodiversity and taxonomy outreach event (Ohl et al 2014 PLoS ONE). Fittingly, it is called Ampulex dementor.

Dave’s Niche Construction critique in Evolution (Scott-Phillips et al 2014) and Emily’s review of the evolutionary ecology of the Lygaeidae in Ecology & Evolution (Burdfield-Steel & Shuker 2014). Happy Reading!