Certain types of mites can often be found attached to insects such as cockroaches and beetles. Often they are found around the mouth regions of their host, and they feed on any food particles around the mouth of the insect. This is likely what type of relationship?

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Commensalism is the correct answer because in this relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. The mites benefit from the food particles without negatively affecting the insects.

Certain Types of Mites Can Often Be Found Attached to Insects