or if you're an ecologist https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/dynamics-of-predation-13229468/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/d

or if you're an ecologist https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/dynamics-of-predation-13229468/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/dynamics-o... > Parasites with complex life cycles require two hosts; in some of these systems, prey function as intermediate hosts for the parasite, with predators acting as primary hosts. Parasites can manipulate the behavior of the intermediate host to make transmission to the primary host more likely. not sure who is who in this metaphor