inquiline
zoology
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gall wasps
- In gall wasp
…gall wasp species are gall inquilines, meaning they do not cause the formation of galls but inhabit those made by other insects. Most gall wasps are not economically important. However, the galls of some species have been used as a source of tannic acid or in the manufacture of inks…
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termites
- In termite: Nest types
A few termites, known as inquilinous species, live only in obligatory association with other termite species. Examples of such obligate relationships are Ahamitermes and Incolitermes species, which live only in the mound nests of certain Coptotermes species. In these, the galleries of guests and hosts are completely separate. Inquilinous species…
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