answersLogoWhite

0

Parasites negatively affect, or antagonize, a host. At the host's expense, a parasite benefits from this negative relationship. For example, a small spider species that cannot spin its own webs, called Argyrodes, parasitize (or antagonize) Orb Weaver webs, "stealing" prey caught in the host Orb Weaver's web, contributing to destruction of the web at a faster rate, and leading to the Orb Weaver building a new web more often and feeding less per web than it would if the Orb Weaver alone was using and living in her own web.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

A leechs behavior is known as?

it is parasitism


What is a sentence for antagonism?

antagonism is not the subject for kids roy. Antagonism is a vast subject of philosophy, tony.


The process by which two hormones exert opposite effects is known as?

The process by which two hormones exert opposite effects is known as antagonism. Antagonism occurs when one hormone inhibits the actions of another hormone by competing for the same receptors or signaling pathways within the body. This leads to a counterbalancing effect that helps maintain homeostasis.


A leech survives by feeding off the blood of other larger beings how is this behavior known as?

This behavior is known as parasitism. Leeches are considered parasitic organisms because they rely on other animals for their survival by feeding on their blood.


What part of speech is antagonism?

Antagonism is a noun. It refers to active hostility or opposition between individuals or groups.


What are antonyms of antagonism?

Friendliness.


What is the opposite of antagonism?

agonist


How could you use parasitism in a sentence?

There is a parasitism relationship in this house.


The difference between parasitism and symbiosis?

parasitism is a type of symbiosis


If the suffix-ism means the practice of how would you define parasitism?

Parasitism is the practice of being a parasite; as in the tick and tapeworm practice parasitism.


What is a sentence using parasitism?

parasitism consists of host parasite relation....


Is Antarctica a parasitism?

A continent cant be a parasitism, it couldn't even be a parasite