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Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host..
All of these solitary parasitoid wasps that use their sting-ovipositors for stinging prey and depositing eggs are subjected to little predatory pressure from large predators.
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Parasitoid means Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host..
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All of these solitary parasitoid wasps that use their sting-ovipositors for stinging prey and depositing eggs are subjected to little predatory pressure from large predators.
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