parasitisms
Living off others
Parasitisms is the plural of parasitism, the relationship in which one organism lives on or in another, benefiting at the host's expense.
The term extends to social or economic exploitation: The parasitisms of colonial rule extracted wealth while giving nothing back.
Multiple distinct parasitic relationships or instances of exploitative behavior are parasitisms.
One receiving guests
- infestationPest takeover situation
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- organismLiving biological entity
pathogen · lifecycle · vector · infection · transmission · feeding · attachment · reproduction
Hatchlings as a group
- cuckooBrood parasite bird
- cowbirdBrood-parasitic passerine
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
territory · competition · deception · coevolution · camouflage · adaptation · behavioral · interspecific
Selfish use of others
- freeloaderOne exploiting others' generosity
- moochingHabitually seeking handouts
- dependencyState of needing support
- leechingExtracting gradually, parasitically
sponging · opportunism · freeloading · taking · draining · user · manipulator · codependency
Act of removing
- rent-seekingGaining through system manipulation
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
monopoly · usury · siphoning · drain · corruption · kleptocracy · oligarchy · cronyism
host
One receiving guests
- infestationPest takeover situation
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- exploitationSelfish use of others
organism · pathogen · lifecycle · vector · infection · transmission · feeding · attachment · reproduction · larvae
brood
Hatchlings as a group
mimicry · territory · competition · deception · coevolution · camouflage · adaptation · behavioral · interspecific · cheating
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- freeloaderOne exploiting others' generosity
- moochingHabitually seeking handouts
- dependencyState of needing support
leeching · sponging · opportunism · freeloading · taking · draining · user · manipulator · codependency · entitlement
extraction
Act of removing
- rent-seekingGaining through system manipulation
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
profiteering · monopoly · usury · siphoning · drain · corruption · kleptocracy · oligarchy · cronyism · grift
parasitismsreciprocity
Mutual exchange of actions
mutual benefit · cooperation · altruism · codependence · give-and-take
parasitismsreciprocity
Mutual exchange of actions
mutual aid · altruism · generosity · giving · self-sufficiency
- nest parasitismExploiting others' parental care