Cheating (biology)
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Cheating is a term used in behavioral ecology and ethology to describe behavior whereby organisms receive a benefit at the cost of other organisms. Cheating is common in many mutualistic and altruisti
Stalked slime mould fruiting bodies
Fish cleaned by smaller cleaner wrasses on Hawaiian reefs
Wasp nest, with some larvae
A nest of naked mole rats
Mutualism (biology)
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Mutualism describes the ecological interaction between two or more species where each species has a net benefit. Mutualism is a common type of ecological interaction. Prominent examples are:
Cheating (biology)
…or parasitism are common in benign environments (such as nutrient excess). Organisms communicate and cooperate to perform a wide range of behaviors. Mutualism, or mutually beneficial interactions between species, is common in ecological systems. These interactions can be thought of "biological markets" in…
Hummingbird hawkmoth drinking from Dianthus, with pollination being a classic example of mutualism
Arbuscular mycorrhizae forms mutualistic symbiosis with plants
Lichens considered to be example of mutualistic symbiosis
The red-billed oxpecker eats ticks on the impala's coat, in a cleaning symbiosis.