Cattle egrets often live in pastures among groups of livestock such as horses and cows. The cattle egrets eat the insects stirred up by the movement of the livestock. The livestock are not significantly impacted by the presence of the cattle egrets.

Which of the following terms best describes the interaction between cattle egrets and livestock?
A.
parasitism
B.
predation
C.
commensalism
D.
mutualism

C. Commensalism