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Can a parasite feed off of another parasite?
Yes, it is possible for a parasite to feed off of another parasite. This phenomenon is known as hyperparasitism. For example, there are parasitic wasps that can lay their eggs within other parasites, such as aphids, and their larvae then feed on the host parasite.
What is the difference between a parasite and a carnivore?
The main difference is that a carnivore will eat a dead animal, while a parasite will feed of a living animal.
What does the intestinal fluke eat?
They feed off the inner walls of the digestive system.
What is a parasite and what does it feed on?
A parasite is an organism that feeds on (and may live inside, or be attached to) another organism without killing it (in comparison to a predator which kills and eats other organisms). The organism upon which a parasite feeds is known as the host.
Is a liver fluke is a parasite?
Yes they are parasites. The adult liver fluke live in the livers of mammals and feed on blood.
How is a parasite differint from an intestinal parasite?
Firstly, it is spelled "different". Secondly, an intestinal parasite populates the gastro-intestinal tract in humans and other animals. A parasite may be attached to an organism at any other location. They both receive nourishment from the host without benefiting it.
Where does The adult parasite live?
If the parasite you are thinking about is a tape worm, then this lives in the host animal's intestinal tract.
Do guinea fowl eat intestinal parasite larvae?
yes.
What is the most common protists intestinal parasite in the United states?
Giardia
What is the most common protistan intestinal parasite in the united stated?
giardia
Can a parasite feed off of another parasite?
Yes, it is possible for a parasite to feed off of another parasite. This phenomenon is known as hyperparasitism. For example, there are parasitic wasps that can lay their eggs within other parasites, such as aphids, and their larvae then feed on the host parasite.
Is flu host or parasite?
Parasite. Parasites feed off of hosts.
An animal that lives in another plant or animal and eats plant or animals without killing it?
... is called a parasite (but some feed off their hosts' food and not off the hosts directly e.g., intestinal parasites).
Where to go for intestinal parasite or worm tests?
Go to the Hospital! You might also need to see a gastroenterologist to deal with gastro intestinal issues.
What is am example of a habitat- predator intestinal tract parasite producer decomposer?
intestinal tract is the habitat for bacteria such as E-coli. habitat must provide the need for an organism to survive. Predator parasite produces decomposer are types organism
What parasite causes flask-shaped ulcer in the intestinal tract?
balantidium coli and entamoeba hystolitica
Why would the death of the host be a disadvantage to the parasite?
It is because the parasite would no longer have something to feed on.
