Symbiosis

​SYMBIOSIS| COMMENSALISM | MUTUALISM | PARISITISM | AMENSALISM | COEVOLUTION

WHAT IS IT? Symbiosis is the close interaction between different species of animals. There are several different kinds of symbiosis including; commensalistic, mutalistic, parisistic, and amensalistic. Interactions vary from one creature living on another to one creature living inside another. In many cases both animals can find benifits from their symbiotic situation but there are also symbiotic relationships that can hurt one or both of the involved creatures such as parasitism, amensalism, and competition symbiosis. Most every creature on earth is involved in some form of symbiosis even humans are affected by it and many don't even know it.

 EXAMPLES
 * Oxpeckers and Rhinos: Oxpecker recieves food by eating pests off of the rhino's back.
 * Shark and Remora: Remoras attach themselves to the shark and eat leftover food that they can find.
 * Hermit crabs and sea anemones: The anemone offers the crab protection while the sea anemone gets a free meal
 * Ambrosia Beetles and Fungus: The beetles bore into a tree and give the fungus and theirselves a new home
 * Goby fish and Snapping Shrimp: The shrimp makes a burrow and the goby is allowed to live there and the fish acts as eyes for the shrimp.



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