Symbiosis - living together
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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The end and the beginning -
Melogramma gyrosum -
Spotted Scorpionfish -
Galls of Cynipid Wasp - Dryocosmus rileyi -
Orange Blackberry Rust - Gymnoconia nitens -
Wahoo stomach fluke, Gulf of Mexico. Composite image. -
Spongy Oak Apple Gall - Amphibolips confluenta -
Cedar-Quince Rust - Gymnosporangium clavipes -
A copepod parasite on a hatchetfish, Gulf of Mexico. -
murder she wrote... -
Mucormycosis -
Parasitic Fungus on Amanita -
Furia ithacensis - Pathogenic Fungus on Snipe Fly (Rhagio sp.) -
Wool Sower Gall - Callirhytis seminator -
Leaf Spot - Phyllosticta kalmicola -
Cedar-apple Rust Gall -
Parasitized Cecropia Moth Cocoon - Hyalophora cecropia -
Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid on White Spruce -
Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis -
Ants Stealing Pupae, aka "Pirate Ants" - Family Formicidae -
Oleander Aphids (with Ant) -
Ophiocordyceps sp. (parasitizing a beetle larva) -
Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp (Hemadas nubilipennis) -
Amanita Mold (Hypomyces hyalinus)