Protelean
Protelean organisms are those that begin the growing phase of their lives as parasites, and in particular, typically as internal parasites. As a rule they end that phase of their lives parasitoidally by killing or consuming the host, and then they emerge as free-living adults.
Functional aspects
Protelean organisms are widely regarded as a special class of parasites, or more usually parasitoids. The most typical examples of such organisms are the parasitoidal Hymenoptera, Diptera, Strepsiptera, and some other insects, as well as the Monstrilloida. Usually such insects are holometabolous, which preadapts them for such a life history because it implies that their larval stage of life differs from the adult stage.
There are however many other ranges of protelean organisms, such as early instars of certain species of mites that attack other Arthropoda.
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Podcasts:
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by kinks
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by Megadeth
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by Mental As Anything
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Party Line
by: kinksI'm on a party line,
Wonderin' all the time,
Who's on the other end?
Is she big, is she small?
Is she a she at all?
Who's on my party line?
Wish I had a more direct connection.
This party line was here when I arrived.
And I'm not voting in the next election,
If they don't do something about finding out
the person who is on my party line.
I'm on a party line.
I'm on a party line.
I can't speak without an interception.
This is private, please get off my line.
Please tell me when I can have my privacy.
I'd like to meet the girl who's always talking
when I'm speaking on my party line.
Wish I had a more direct connection.
This party line was here when I arrived.
And I'm not voting in the next election,
If they don't do something about finding out
the person who is on my party line.
I'm on a party line,
Wonderin' all the time,
Who's on the other end?
Is she big, is she small?
Is she a she at all?
Who's on my party line?
Who's on my party line?