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1
Q

What attracts blood feeders?

A
  • Fatty acids, CO2, octanol, ammonia, phenols in urine.
  • Heat
  • Vibrations.
2
Q

Define kleptoparasitism.

A

One animals takes food from another.

3
Q

Define parasitoids.

A

Organisms which remain in contact with hosts and eventually kill and consume them.

4
Q

Define hyperparasitism.

A

Parasitoids that attack parasitoids.

5
Q

Give examples of the methods which parasitoids may adopt for finding a host.

A
  • Photosensory cues
  • Thermosensory cues
  • Learned cues.
6
Q

What is encapsulation?

A

A common way of a host fighting back against a parasitoid.

7
Q

Define myiasis.

A

Infestation of fly larvae on dead or living tissue of another host.