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Parasitism

life science Maturity 11-13

Some tiny things live on other living things.

Male human head louse.jpg
Male human head louse.jpg
They live on or inside a host. This can make the host feel sick. They take food from the host. It is a very close link.
Anopheles minimus.jpg
Anopheles minimus.jpg
Do you know any tiny bugs that bite?

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File:Cymothoa exigua parassita Lithognathus mormyrus.JPG
Cymothoa exigua parassita Lithognathus...
File:Taenia solium tapeworm scolex with its four suckers and two rows of hooks 5262 lores.jpg
Taenia solium tapeworm scolex with its...
File:Sacculina carcini.jpg
Sacculina carcini.jpg
File:Schistosoma mansoni2.jpg
Schistosoma mansoni2.jpg
File:Male human head louse.jpg
Male human head louse.jpg
File:Clonorchis sinensis 2.png
Clonorchis sinensis 2.png
File:Trypanosoma sp. PHIL 613 lores.jpg
Trypanosoma sp. PHIL 613 lores.jpg
File:Anopheles minimus.jpg
Anopheles minimus.jpg
File:Entamoeba histolytica life cycle-en.svg
Entamoeba histolytica life cycle-en.svg
File:Cuscuta parasite plant.JPG
Cuscuta parasite plant.JPG
File:Armillaria mellea, Honey Fungus, UK 1.jpg
Armillaria mellea, Honey Fungus, UK 1.jpg
File:Borrelia burgdorferi-cropped.jpg
Borrelia burgdorferi-cropped.jpg

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