Sentences with phrase «ectoparasites live»
Ectoparasites live in or on the skin.
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Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and amphibians.
Fleas are ectoparasites, which means that they live on the skin's surface, similar to lice or ticks.
Dr. Christman begins with a discussion of ectoparasites (parasites that live on a pet's skin, such as fleas and ticks) and endoparasites (parasites that live inside a pet, such as roundworms, tapeworms, and whipworms).
Fleas are ectoparasites which means that they live on the outside of their host and feed on their blood.
The fleas found on dogs (Ctenocephalides canis) and cats (C. felis) are ectoparasites, which live off the blood of their host animal.
This ectoparasite spends it life cycle of 14 - 21 days entirely on the host it has infected.