31. Bird lice of the species " Colpocephalum pectinatum " are known to be ectoparasites . 32. Because of this, cleaners seek a balance in feeding between ectoparasites and mucus or tissue. 33. They are ectoparasites that inhabit other crustaceans, namely ostracods, copepods, barnacles and malacostracans. 34. In return, " Elacatinus " obtain their primary source of food, ectoparasites . 35. It is a serious ectoparasite of larger species of fish, particularly when they are injured. 36. Among ectoparasites , bats carry fleas and mites, as well as specific parasites called bat bugs. 37. The copepod, " Doridicola sunnivae ", is an ectoparasite of the brooding anemone. 38. The wasps will utilize their defensive mechanisms and stings in order to deter both predators and ectoparasites . 39. Lice differ from other hematophagic ectoparasites such as fleas in spending their entire life cycle on a host. 40. The leaves and bark contain cyanogenic compounds that are assumed to help to kill ectoparasites such as lice.
