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Do parasites eat other parasites?
That can happen. Parasites which feed on other parasites are called epiparasites or hyperparasites. Examples for that are Ichneumon flies like Pachyneuron minutissimum. Sometimes certain developmental stages of trematodes can feed on other trematode life stages.
How are predators and parasites different?
Predation is different from parasitism in that predators kill their prey before consumption. Parasites must keep their hosts alive in order to continually feed off of them.
How dangerous are parasites?
Parasites are very dangerous. They can cause sicknesses. A parasite is a host which is a living organism that lives and eats off of another organism to live. Tapeworms are considered parasites because they feed off of all the food that enters your intestines. Some parasites, like tapeworms, can, accidentally, cause death.
How does Barrel sponges eat?
they filter feed
What types of parasites are thre?
Based on the criteria under questioning the parasites can be classified in several ways - there are ecto- and endo- parasites to start with based on their location on/in the host. Then we have facultative and obligate parasities; while the former can survive in the absence of their host, the later can only survive if the host is present eg., all viruses. Further parasites can be classified based on their taxa - they may be bacteria, virus, fungi, protozoans etc... Parasites can be classified based on what they feed like sanguivorous which feed on blood eg., leeches (can also be classified as ectoparasite and facultative parasite).
How are parasites and their host similar to predators and their prey?
Parasites feed off their hosts. Predators feed off their prey. Difference is that parasites want to keep their hosts alive so they can continue to feed off them.
Are vampire bats parasites?
Yes, they feed on blood and are classified as parasites.
Do parasites eat other parasites?
That can happen. Parasites which feed on other parasites are called epiparasites or hyperparasites. Examples for that are Ichneumon flies like Pachyneuron minutissimum. Sometimes certain developmental stages of trematodes can feed on other trematode life stages.
Are clams forangers grazers filter feeders predators scavengers or parasites?
Clams are filter feeders. They are not parasites, scavengers, predators, or foragers.yes a clam is a scavenger
What are animals that live off host organisms called?
Parasitism .
What animals that feed inside the body called what?
parasites
What organisms feed on it breed on it live on it?
These organisms are called parasites.
Are cereal grain rusts saprophytes or parasites?
They are parasites b/c they feed off of the plant while it is living and benefit at its expense.
Is flu host or parasite?
Parasite. Parasites feed off of hosts.
Are cattle parasites?
No, they are a host for parasites such as ticks, mites, liver flukes, ect. Cattle are mammalian hooved animals that do not feed off of other animals, but only feed off of herbaceous plant matter.
What do ladybugs eat in the wild?
They feed on little insects such as aphids, and on plant parasites.
Is cow a foragers grazers filter feederspredatorsscavengersor parasites?
A cow is a grazer of grasses.
