10 Incredible Organisms Working Together In Nature

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Here are 10 amazing examples of animals and other creatures symbiotic relationships like how clownfish and anemone survive! Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr Protozoa and Termites 5. One of the oldest examples of mutual symbiosis in nature is the relationship between protozoa and termites. There are fossil records of this relationship occurring over 100 million years ago making this form of mutual symbiosis between an animal and a microorganism the oldest we know of to date. A protozoa is a microorganism that exists very frequently in nature, and they are now known to be found in the digestive systems of termites. This is what gives termites their extraordinary ability to eat through wood. In return, the termite provides the protozoa with valuable nutrients that it needs to persist in the microorganic world. This relationship is fascinating in its age due to the fact that the nature of this relationship has not changed for over 100 million year. When something in biology persists as long is this relationship has, it usually means it is as close to perfect as it can be and therefore there is no need to change it. Spider Crabs and Algae 4. The relationship between the spider crab and the algae that grow on it is a special one indeed. The crab traveling across the seafloor has many predators that would scoop it right up without a second thought, making the crabs natural home a very dangerous place for them. This is where the algae come in. The algae grow all over the body of the crab providing it excellent camouflage against predators that hunt it. It effectively makes the crab look like a rock or reef with algae on it. In return, the algae receive a prime location to build its home, on the body of a moving creature. Not only does this give the algae a home, but it also gives it viable methods of widespread reproduction and the ability to move about the ocean, spreading itself into every nook and cranny of the seafloor that it can get to on the back of a crab. Ants and Fungi 3. Ants share mutually symbiotic (and not-so-mutually symbiotic) relationships with many different organisms. One of the most prominent of those relationships is the relationship between ants and fungi. The benefit the fungi receives from this is essential to its survival. Many different species of ants have a knack for cultivating, growing, and protecting fungi, almost farming it. This is huge for the fungi because the ants literally grow it, allowing it to spread and reproduce, which is the primal directive of all living things. In return, the ants receive a renewable food source. Ants eat fungi, and that is why they farm it and grow it. Fungi is a primary part of almost every ant species diets. This relationship is important in the natural world outside of the relationship due to the importance of fungi to the world of plants. Fungi forms channels of itself between trees and other plants under the surface of the Earth, and this is how various types of plants communicate, through signals sent along phone lines made of fungi. The Turtle, The Frog, and The Spider 2. This is not exactly an example of mutual symbiosis. The reason for this is that these three animals are not a naturally mutually symbiotic group, meaning they do not usually collude in nature. In fact, under normal circumstance, the frog may have eaten the spider. Nonetheless, these three were found in a pool filter in Virginia after a moderately severe flood, and it is a fantastic example of how animals come together when the times become desperate. These three animals stacked on top of one another to stay safe from the flood. The turtle can float, and this turtle shuttled them all to safety ensuring the survival of all three. It is a touching example of an animal’s capacity to work with others. Bees and Plants 1. This is arguably one of the most prominent examples of mutual symbiosis in the world. Bees pollinate almost everything and what pollination does is it allows plants to reproduce. Essentially, when a bee is pollinating a plant, it is fertilizing that plant's eggs or seeds. This has large benefits for the plant and as a byproduct, for almost every living thing on Earth because without bees a lot of crops and plants that we eat would not grow, and we would surely die out. The bee gains a benefit from this relationship as well. However, the advantage of the bee is not so consequential to the world, but it does get a sweet snack. The way a plant or flower lures a bee to pollinate it is due to the nectar which these plants produce. Bees are so attracted to the sweetness of the nectar that they can hardly resist it. It is impossible to deny that the relationship between these two organisms is incredibly important.