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A parasite is not a species of animal, but rather a type. A parasite is defined as being something that feeds off of the life force of its host. Several species of bugs and insects are parastes, such as the tick, leeches, and the tapeworm. An example of a parastic animal is the vampire bat, who sucks the blood from its prey, and several species of fish that may latch onto another, bigger fish and live off of them as the bigger fish eats and thrives, therefore feeding the smaller fish.

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