Cleaner fish by Jay
Yes, some animals eat insects off other animals. Chimps eat ticks and other parasites which are on other chimps. This is a sign of friendship when they do this, and it helps each other. Ticks can cause disease. This also happens underwater. A type of fish eats at parasites on the larger fishes. This small fish goes into their mouths, and since it is eating at the parasites, the fish does not eat it and allows it to do so.
the oxpecker eats parasites off the giraffe, and the tickbird eats insects off the giraffe
They eat them.
any fish that eats the muck off the surface of rocks or boats or any other object under the water
The cleaner fish and shark have a mutualistic relationship where the cleaner fish feeds on parasites and dead skin off the shark, providing a cleaning service. In return, the shark gets rid of irritants and benefits from the hygiene provided by the cleaner fish.
The scientific name for cleaner fish is "Labridae." Cleaner fish are known for their symbiotic relationship with other marine species, where they clean parasites and dead skin off larger fish.
sharks and the little fish that suck parasites off of them
Parasites off of fish and polycheate worms.
The fugu fish is an extremely poisonous fish found in the waters off Japan. Fugu fish, also called puffer fish, eat other fish, small crustaceans, and plankton.
No, cacti are not parasites. They don't live off other creatures.
Fish will eat off of elodia and if you have snails it will eat off of it.
They tend to exist as parasites, living off other life forms