Many animals actually have a strange symbiotic relationship. Simple explanation of symbiosis is a mutually beneficial relationship in which physical contact between two organisms involves not being of the same species. These relations can be put together through cleanliness, safety, transportation and even finding food. Sometimes, there is a thin line between helpful and harmful functions. For now, let's look at those relationships which are mutually beneficial on both large and small organisms.
1. Colombian Lesserblack Tarantula And Dotted Humming Frog
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Perhaps one of the strange symbiotic relationships exists between the humming frog and the Colombian Kamerbach Tarantula, both of which live in South America. Colombian Kamerblack Tarantula can easily kill and eat small dotted humming frog, but it does not choose. Instead, the big spider allows small frog to share the bore of the spider. Both beings engage in mutually beneficial relationships, in which frog provides protection from predators and frogs eat ants which can attack or consume the Tarantula's eggs. Some spiders have been documented to catch frogs, study them with their mouth, and then let them go unharmed.
2. People And Honeyguides
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Our last example of Symbiosis is present between an African bird, which is known in Tanzania as the Honeyguide and the local tribes, which is called Hadoza. After responding to a different human call, the little bird takes the person to the honey. Local hudda people use many types of calls to attract birds - like shout, whistle, and even spoken words. As people call to detect Honeyguide, birds change their voice so that people can know that it is close to bee. Surprisingly enough, more diabetic pets are not pet or formally trained in any way.
3. Gobies And Pistol Shrimp
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Pistol Shrimp and Gobi seem to be the best of friends on the sea floor. In the form of roommates, these two very different creatures maintain a clean and clear symbiotic relationship. Shrimp which does not make any difference in walking with cows, while fishing and protects shrimp and hole. Its exquisite sight, gabbbery, easily pushes the poachers and alert the danger and pay a small shrimp to hide it. Therefore, fish and prawns become roommates, sharing a mini-underwater cave with each other. Since pistol shrimp are mostly blind, they tell shrimps when it leaves the house to find snacks. The shrimp will touch the fish with its antenna to maintain contact as two steps through the water. Since the pistol prawn stays with a small cover on the shore of the sea, therefore it is necessary to maintain a symbiotic relationship for the organism. It has been observed that Gobi also collects algae and other food items for his shrimp roommates. Gobi can also take algae to the entrance entrance so that the blind shrimp can easily use it. If danger is felt, Gobi slips its tail in the form of a warning. In return for this protection prawns provides gobbi with the house. Gobi also uses the protection of the burrow to entice his partner with a ritual in which it takes some time (weird!). Surprisingly, more than 100 species of goby have been identified in symbiotic relationships with shrimp.
4. Crocodile And Plover
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In Africa there is a unique relationship with plover with crocodile. After the meal, a crocodile will run along the river, it will find a comfortable place, and open from its mouth. This action signals the small bird to enter the mouth of the crocodile which is used to choose small pieces of food living in the tooth of the giant reptile. Drivers assist in cleaning the mouth of their huge crocodile customers. The brave little bird's work helps prevent the infection from raw meat for the crocodile and remove the insects that crawl over the skin of the crocodile. Therefore, small birds get free meals and crocodile gets free dental check-up and cleaning. Not bad system! If the bird is in danger or feels threatened by any other animal while snacking inside the crocodile jaw, then the plover bends a warning call and then flies. The plover's scream signals the crocodile dash in the water and disappears from any potential danger.
5. Cleaner Fish
In Africa there is a unique relationship with plover with crocodile. After the meal, a crocodile will run along the river, it will find a comfortable place, and open from its mouth. This action signals the small bird to enter the mouth of the crocodile which is used to choose small pieces of food living in the tooth of the giant reptile. Drivers assist in cleaning the mouth of their huge crocodile customers. The brave little bird's work helps prevent the infection from raw meat for the crocodile and remove the insects that crawl over the skin of the crocodile. Therefore, small birds get free meals and crocodile gets free dental check-up and cleaning. Not bad system! If the bird is in danger or feels threatened by any other animal while snacking inside the crocodile jaw, then the plover bends a warning call and then flies. The plover's scream signals the crocodile dash in the water and disappears from any potential danger.
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