This is not a good technical shot, but it illustrates a symbiosis - TopicsExpress



          

This is not a good technical shot, but it illustrates a symbiosis between orangespotted gobies and pistol shrimp (also called a snapping shrimp) that occur in the marine environment. Both animals benefit with a relationship that is not parasitic and not commensal - it is mutual. The shrimp builds and maintains a burrow that both animals live in, and the fish offers the shrimp protection from predators. Outside the burrow, the fish keeps an eye out for predators and warns the goby with a flick of the tail if there is danger nearby. The nearly-blind shrimp can then retreat into the burrow to be spared from predation. Olympus OM-D E-M5, Nauticam housing, Sea&Sea strobes.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 13:07:40 +0000

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