parasitic being
C19923
concept
A parasitic being is an entity that survives and thrives by feeding on, exploiting, or otherwise depending upon a host organism or system, often to the host's detriment.
Observed surface forms (17)
- endosymbiont ×3
- parasitic protozoan ×3
- parasite ×2
- parasitic disease ×2
- parasitic fish ×2
- parasitic lifeform ×2
- alien symbiote ×1
- email-borne worm ×1
- energy-draining creature ×1
- in-universe organism ×1
- leech ×1
- parasite of insects ×1
- parasite-controlled human ×1
- parasitic fly ×1
- parasitic mite ×1
- symbiont ×1
- telepathic parasite ×1
Instances (25)
- Plasmodium falciparum malaria via concept surface "parasitic disease"
- Facehugger via concept surface "parasitic lifeform"
- Old Man of the Sea
- ILOVEYOU worm via concept surface "email-borne worm"
- Bridge Baby via concept surface "in-universe organism"
- Nanoarchaeum equitans via concept surface "symbiont"
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Eddie Brock / Venom in Venom
via concept surface "alien symbiote"
surface form: Venom (symbiote)
- Hive (MCU) via concept surface "parasite"
- Thelohania solenopsae via concept surface "parasite of insects"
- Hirudo medicinalis via concept surface "leech"
- Guinea worm disease via concept surface "parasitic disease"
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Wolbachia bacteria
via concept surface "endosymbiont"
surface form: Wolbachia
- Metroid (organism) via concept surface "parasitic lifeform"
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Varroa destructor mite
via concept surface "parasitic mite"
surface form: Varroa destructor
- Lampetra fluviatilis via concept surface "parasitic fish"
- Ichthyomyzon unicuspis via concept surface "parasitic fish"
- Trypanosoma via concept surface "parasitic protozoan"
- Giardia via concept surface "parasitic protozoan"
- Trichomonas via concept surface "parasitic protozoan"
- Ichthyosporea via concept surface "parasite"
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parasitic fly Philornis downsi
via concept surface "parasitic fly"
surface form: Philornis downsi
- Ganado via concept surface "parasite-controlled human"
- Buchnera via concept surface "endosymbiont"
- Wigglesworthia via concept surface "endosymbiont"
- Shadow King via concept surface "telepathic parasite"