Question

https://www.ixl.com/science/grade - 6/classify - symbiotic - relationships a myrmica ant caring for an alcon blue caterpillar the caterpillar can mimic the ants by copying their smell. the caterpillar can also make noises that make it sound like a queen ant. queen ants receive more food and better protection than any other ants in the nest. so, when the caterpillar mimics an ant, the ants feed and protect the caterpillar instead of other ants in the nest. which type of relationship is formed when an alcon blue caterpillar lives in a myrmica ant nest? commensal mutualistic parasitic

Explanation:

In a commensal relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. In a mutualistic relationship, both organisms benefit. In a parasitic relationship, one organism (the parasite) benefits at the expense of the other (the host). The Alcon blue caterpillar benefits by getting food and protection from the Myrmica ants, while the ants are harmed as they are expending resources on the caterpillar instead of their own kind. So it is a parasitic relationship.

Answer:

parasitic