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What (who) is kleptoparasitism - definition
Kleptoparasitism
![''[[Argyrodes flavescens]]'' on the web of ''[[Argiope pulchella]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Argyrodes flavescens at Nayikayam Thattu.jpg?width=200 "''[[Argyrodes flavescens]]'' on the web of ''[[Argiope pulchella]]''")
![sand wasps]], depositing its larvae on the food reserved for the larvae of the wasp](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Craticulina sp.jpg?width=200 "sand wasps]], depositing its larvae on the food reserved for the larvae of the wasp")
![Cuckoo bee from the genus ''[[Nomada]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cuckoo bee.jpg?width=200 "Cuckoo bee from the genus ''[[Nomada]]''")
![''Velia caprai'' ([[Ardennes]], Belgium)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Velia.caprai.jpg?width=200 "''Velia caprai'' ([[Ardennes]], Belgium)")
![[[Western gull]] in pursuit of an [[elegant tern]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Western Gull chasing Elegant Tern.jpg?width=200 "[[Western gull]] in pursuit of an [[elegant tern]]")
![The flying [[cormorant]] has taken a fish from the one in the water.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kleptoparasitism Great Cormorant.jpg?width=200 "The flying [[cormorant]] has taken a fish from the one in the water.")
![A [[cheetah]] has killed an [[impala]] (and eaten part of it), creating a target for kleptoparasitism.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cheetah with impala kill.jpg?width=200 "A [[cheetah]] has killed an [[impala]] (and eaten part of it), creating a target for kleptoparasitism.")
![hyena]]s have driven off the cheetah and are feeding.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hyenas at stolen impala kill.jpg?width=200 "hyena]]s have driven off the cheetah and are feeding.")
TYPE OF ANIMAL FEEDING
Kleptoparasite; Cleptoparasite; Cleptoparasitism; Cleptoparasitic; Kleptotrophobiosis; Kleptoparasitic; Stealing prey; Kleptoparasitize; Kleptoparasitise
Kleptoparasitism (etymologically, parasitism by theft) is a form of feeding in which one animal deliberately takes food from another. The strategy is evolutionarily stable when stealing is less costly than direct feeding, which can mean when food is scarce or when victims are abundant.
kleptoparasite
TYPE OF ANIMAL FEEDING
Kleptoparasite; Cleptoparasite; Cleptoparasitism; Cleptoparasitic; Kleptotrophobiosis; Kleptoparasitic; Stealing prey; Kleptoparasitize; Kleptoparasitise
¦ noun Zoology a bird, insect, or other animal which habitually robs another species of food.
Derivatives
kleptoparasitic adjective
kleptoparasitism noun
