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Endoparasite

An endoparasite is a parasite that lives inside another animal but does not kill it. Strepsipterans are endoparasites on other insects such as plantbugs and some bees and wasps.

An illustration of a male strepsipteran

An illustration of a male strepsipteran.
Illustration by Halvard.

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