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submitted 5 months ago by CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

is it really a parasite if you dont really lose anything and get something positive from it?

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Parasites need their host to live. I don’t think the impact to the host is considered by the definition.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Parasite does mean it causes some form of harm to the host. That's what makes it parasitism vs mutualism

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 5 months ago

But that harm can be very mild.