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ersatz-read.livejournal.comlestobiotic, adj. living by covertly stealing food
Cleptobiosis is an ecological relationship in which members of one species steal from another;
lestobiosis is cleptobiosis characterized by furtive thievery.
Etymology: Latin. leistes, robber + biosis, mode of life
Ants have been studied to see if they are lestobiotic. For example, a particular species of ant was suspected of being lestobiotic (a "guest ant") with termites, because it nests within the walls of termite mounds.
Cleptobiosis is an ecological relationship in which members of one species steal from another;
lestobiosis is cleptobiosis characterized by furtive thievery.
Etymology: Latin. leistes, robber + biosis, mode of life
Ants have been studied to see if they are lestobiotic. For example, a particular species of ant was suspected of being lestobiotic (a "guest ant") with termites, because it nests within the walls of termite mounds.
