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The clown
fish lures in
food for the
anemone; the
anemone
protects the
fish
Clown Fish and
Sea Anemone
The ants clear away vegetation so the
tree receives more light; the ants can
only nest in the galls on the tree.
Ant Galls on Acacia Tree
Ants &
Aphids
The ants “herd” the
aphids protecting
them; the aphids
provide the ants
with food
The tapeworm lives inside the
human, getting shelter & nutrition,
depriving the human of some food.
Tapeworm
Head
Humans &
Tapeworms
Bromeliads & Trees
The bromeliads
grow on the trees.
This does not harm
the trees.
Tree Frogs & Bromeliads
The tiny tree frogs
live in the
microhabitats
found in the cuplike center of the
bromeliads .
Oxpecker Birds & Rhino
Oxpecker Birds
& Water Buffalo
The birds catch & eat ticks
and other parasites off
these large animals.
Vampire Bat & Cows
The bat makes a small, harmless “scratch” on
the cow; then the bat licks the blood.
Alligator, Leech, &
Plover
Sometimes so many leeches are sucking
blood from one alligator, they actually
weaken the ‘gator.
The plovers feed on
leeches they pick off
the ‘gators.
Warbler feeding Cuckoo nestling
Adult warbler
Cuckoo chick
The cuckoo chick often pushes the warbler
chick out of the nest. The adult warbler
feeds the young cuckoo, even as it becomes
much larger than itself!
Dog and Flea
The flea feeds off the
dog’s blood, and can
transmit diseases to
the dog.
Goby fish & Cleaner Shrimp
The goby warns the blind shrimp when
danger is near; the shrimp excavates the
sandy burrow that shelters them both.
Hermit Crab in
Sea Anemone
The anemone gives
shelter to the crab.
The anemone attaches to the crab’s shell,
traveling with it
Sea Anemones on Hermit Crab
Shark &
Grouper
with
Remoras
The remora fish
catches a ride
with a larger
fish, eating any
food scraps.
The tick feeds
off the deer’s
blood, often
transmitting
disease to the
deer.
Deer
and
Tick
Caterpillar with Wasp Eggs
The wasp lays its eggs on the caterpillar.
When the eggs hatch, they burrow into the
caterpillar to feed, killing it.
Flowers &
Honeybees
The bees
gain food
as they
pollinate
the
flowers.
The woodpecker
nests in the
cactus; the holes
don’t bother the
cactus
Gila Woodpecker & Saguaro Cactus
Mistletoe
& trees
The mistletoe
gains food
and space
from the tree,
often killing it.
“Witches Broom”
Formed by Mistletoe
Trout & Lamprey
Lamprey
mouth
The lamprey uses its disk-shaped, raspy,
sucker-like mouth to attach to a fish and
feed from it, often weakening the fish.
Honeyguide
bird &
Ratel (aka
Honey Badger)
Bees!
The ratel cannot find bee hives without the
bird. The ratel rips apart the hive
and they both eat!
Hookworm
&
Humans
The hookworm harms
humans,
but gets food &
protection
The Nomeus fish is not harmed by
the Portuguese Man-of-War as it
hides in the jellyfish’s
tentacles.
Nomeus fish
Sooty Shearwater (bird) and
Tuatara (lizard) The Sooty
Shearwater digs a
burrow to lay its eggs.
The Tuatara moves
into the burrow, often
eating the eggs!
Extra Credit #1
Use the Internet…
…to find some additional
information about one of the
examples of symbiosis in this
PowerPoint.
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Extra Credit #2
Use your text to…
…add an example of symbiosis
from your book that is not
in this PowerPoint
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presentation!!
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