Parasitoids are organisms that live in or on a host organism and kill it in the process of maturation. This phenomenon is observed across various insect orders. While carabid beetles (Coleoptera) and centipedes (Chilopoda) are not typically known for widespread parasitoidism, flies (Diptera), termites (Isoptera), and wasps (Hymenoptera) contain numerous species that exhibit parasitoid behaviour. Many fly larvae, such as those of tachinids, are endoparasitoids of other insects. Wasps, particularly parasitic wasps, are a classic example of parasitoids. Some termite species have evolved complex social structures, and while less common, parasitoidism can occur within certain ecological niches or in relation to their life cycles.