isis
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Post by isis on May 22, 2007 9:10:57 GMT -5
So, is it true they have to have those little bugs on them?
Do they really have such a symbiotic relationship?
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Post by prismwolf on May 22, 2007 11:31:53 GMT -5
You must be talking about the mites that live on them?
These symbiotic relationships happen in millions of species...why not the millipede? The mites keep the millipede clean which means the millipede is healthier for it...:-)
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Post by ChamZilla on May 22, 2007 22:42:59 GMT -5
lol I was wondering what she was talking about! LOL Lots of species flourish with "sharing" there body's. The shark benefits from the pilot fish that cleans his thick skin of parasites. The Clown fish and anemones, the clownfish protects the anemone from anemone eating fish and the anemone's stinging tenticles protects the clownfish from other fish (clownfish doesn't get stung because of special mucis on there skin) Another form of this is in our own intestines. We humans have bacteria living in our intestines and it does a wonderful job to. When we eat some things our body can't digest it fully on our own, so our bacteria eats away at it feeding itself and also making our body able to digest the rest of the food. Its quite the partnership  Well those were just some interesting facts for you guys ! LOL |
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