Interesting symbiotic relationships
Symbiosis – living together
We all know what Symbiosis means. It has many different forms, but the main ones are: Mutualism, Commensalism and Parasitism (although there are some discussions among scientists concerning the last two forms).
Anyway, I am not going to argue with them and shall include in this list photos depicting any kind of long-term interaction between two or more species.
Sometimes the symbiosis is not so obvious and I would miss some examples. Please help me to create this list together adding respective remarks to the description of photos you upload.
No doubt, it will be of mutual benefit. (Wow, Mutualism!!!)
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White-lipped blood bee -
Ichneumonid Wasp - Arotes amoenus -
Curculio villosus boring into an oak apple -
Pinesap -
Plague Flea - Xenopsylla cheopis -
Elongate Hemlock Scale - Fiorinia externa -
Parasitoid Wasp - Family Eulophidae, Possibly Subfamily Tetrastichinae -
Hydnora abyssinica -
Waisted Beegrabber - Physocephala rufipes -
Phasgonophora sulcata -
Potter Wasp carrying a paralyzed caterpillar -
Lobaria pulmonaria, Santa Marta, Colombia -
Tyde's Sand Wasp - Podalonia tydei -
Clouded Daisy Fly - Oxyna nebulosa -
Amethyst broomrape - Orobanche amethystea -
Pristaulacus fasciatus -
Lasius sp. farming aphids, Heesch, Netherlands -
Orobanche pubescens -
Beesonia ferrugineus -
Mites -
Setiferous Hermit Crab - Dardanus setifer -
Thyme Broomrape - Orobanche alba -
Maldivian Clown -
Graceful Anemone Shrimp - Ancylomenes venustus