Adelphoparasitism

Pronunciation
/ad-el-foh-par-a-si-tism/
Category
Behavior
Singular
Adelphoparasitism
Plural
Adelphoparasitism

Definition

A type of parasitism where an individual insect parasitizes another individual of the same or closely related species.

Etymology

From Greek 'adelphos', meaning 'brother', and 'parasitos', meaning 'parasite'.

Example

Adelphoparasitism is observed in some species of wasps, where a larva develops within the body of another larva.

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