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Parasites Hooks, suckers and claws are our potent

Parasites
Hooks,  suckers and claws are our potent pliers
And we use them to keep a firm hold on our suppliers
We need, and gain a constant source of food
We do what we like,  we don't  care how it is viewed
Are our hosts supposed to get any benefit from us?
We just do our job and survive,  so why the fuss? 
Complex  life cycles we are forced to go through
We need different hosts at different stages it's true
Few animals manage to avoid us as we are tenacious
We don't kill our hosts as their  blood is precious
We have our cousins among plants, a fact I must report
They too need generous hosts as a means of support
Mistletoe, dodder or the strangler fig, they manage to survive
Nourishing fluids they receive from their hosts and thrive
Hapless beings aren't we?  Mutualism devours our poor tiny ticks
The Oxpecker scampers over the buffalo and off them it picks
Aren't there people among you who habitually exploit others?
And never give anything in return... Do you think they are our brothers? 
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Parasites
Hooks,  suckers and claws are our potent pliers
And we use them to keep a firm hold on our suppliers
We need, and gain a constant source of food
We do what we like,  we don't  care how it is viewed
Are our hosts supposed to get any benefit from us?
We just do our job and survive,  so why the fuss? 
Complex  life cycles we are forced to go through
We need different hosts at different stages it's true
Few animals manage to avoid us as we are tenacious
We don't kill our hosts as their  blood is precious
We have our cousins among plants, a fact I must report
They too need generous hosts as a means of support
Mistletoe, dodder or the strangler fig, they manage to survive
Nourishing fluids they receive from their hosts and thrive
Hapless beings aren't we?  Mutualism devours our poor tiny ticks
The Oxpecker scampers over the buffalo and off them it picks
Aren't there people among you who habitually exploit others?
And never give anything in return... Do you think they are our brothers? 
 #NojotoQuote
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