👉 In parasitology, a parasite is an organism that lives within another living organism. In this context, a "polyparasitic" refers to a parasitic species that has evolved to live in or feed on the body of another organism. Polyparasites are particularly interesting because they often have complex life cycles and can infect multiple hosts at once. They can be either small (microparasitoids) or larger (macroparasitoids), and some can even grow inside cells
