Question

This is an organism which feeds on but usually does not kill a larger organism

Answer 1

An epiparasite is a parasite that parasitizes another organism that is also a parasite. Epiparasites are also called hyperparasites or secondary parasites. They feed on another organism, but they do not kill the organism they feed on.

Answer 2

Epiparasite is an organism which feeds on but usually does not kill a larger organism.

Explanation:

The relationship between an epiparasite and host is defined by the phrase where the epiparasite feeds on the host without killing the host. The host is the larger organism which serves as the platform for food.

Parasite is the smaller organism which preys over the host for food. There are different parasitism, of which when the parasite withdraw affordable amount of food without killing the host is called as the Epiparasitism or the Hyperparasitism.