We divide parasites into two categories: endoparasites, which live inside the body of their hosts, and ectoparasites, which live and feed on the outside of the body of their host. Examples of ...

2008). Alternatively, parasites can also serve as important sources of prey (Figure 1). For example, predators on islands in the Gulf of California, including lizards, scorpions and spiders ...

Take the flatworm parasite Euhaplorchis californiensis, for example. When it infects the small, colorful California killifish, the fish swims in a jerky, conspicuous way close to the water surface.

Even though parasites play a key role in maintaining ecosystems, they are often wrongly considered to be a problem. For example, by reducing the reproduction or survival rates of certain species ...