It’s parasites all the way down.
Comment on Scientists discover 'hyperparasite' in Borneo jungle | New Straits Times
DeadPixel@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
So this is a parasite of a parasite!? Crazy world we live in…
CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is called hyperparasitism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperparasite.
Three levels of parasitism have been observed in fungi: a fungus (Rhinotrichella globulifera) on a fungus (Gen. Hypomyces) on a fungus (Fomes hemitephrus) on a tree.[9]