Posted by Carol Hyman on August 19, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
Think butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, Robins, Pyracantha berries (The berries would never turn into seedlings and grow in shrubs if they were not eaten by the Robins and other birds first.
And I'll bet you can think of many other examples of symbiosis.
C'mon in, the water's fine. So far all we've come up with are bees 'n flowers. The more the merrier.
Carol
Posted by Larry Fischer on August 20, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Symbiosis is only one aspect of life and living. It is kind of warm a cuddly. But the Law of Parity always brings something opposite. So don't forget the "food chain" concept. There are photographic opportunities in both.
"Hope must be grounded in objective truth otherwise it quickly becomes wishful thinking." -Cal Thomas
Posted by Rajesh Mohan on August 20, 2008 at 10:02 PM
I copied this from a site:
The black-throated honeyguide Indicator indicator is the better-studied of the two and inhabits African tropical woodlands. The bird flies to a native village to solicit the help of a human. It makes a distinctive throbbing sound, not at all unlike the sound of a bees' nest; which may well be the clue to the evolutionary origin of the remarkable behaviour. Understanding the ploy, the person follows the bird, opens up the hive for it (the black-throated honeyguide is only 18cm long) and shares the spoils. The man takes the honey, while the bird - and again this is unique in the avian world - consumes and successfully metabolises the beeswax.
And if you can digest it - no pun intended - we do have bacterias in our intestine that get rid of some undesirable stuff - similar to the catalyst converter in your car's muffler. I am sure they feel safe in that neighborhood.
Cheers,
Rajesh
Posted by Carol Hyman on August 20, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Folks, Symbiosis is the current WC. The number is #345. I hope you add a few more images before Saturday midnight.
Thanks,
Carol
Posted by Larry Fischer on August 21, 2008 at 9:02 AM
Surely, Rajesh, you made a "typo".
An 18cm hummingbird could tear apart a behive; that's 7" long in the English system.
And, as an afterthought, could not the seeking of the village be a learned behavior instead of "evolutionary"??? Probably unprovable either way. I just think the "E-word" is overused. And, poor honey-bees; their nest is destroyed. Symbiosis with a cost to a 3rd party....
"The language of ethics is soothing at the level of generalities, and frightening at the level of specifics."-- David Walsh, “Rights Without Right,” First Things.
Posted by Rajesh Mohan on August 21, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Carol,
Sorry about that. I didn't realize it was a call for WC, my bad.
Discussion
5 repliesThink butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, Robins, Pyracantha berries (The berries would never turn into seedlings and grow in shrubs if they were not eaten by the Robins and other birds first.
And I'll bet you can think of many other examples of symbiosis.
C'mon in, the water's fine. So far all we've come up with are bees 'n flowers. The more the merrier.
Carol
"Hope must be grounded in objective truth otherwise it quickly becomes wishful thinking." -Cal Thomas
The black-throated honeyguide Indicator indicator is the better-studied of the two and inhabits African tropical woodlands. The bird flies to a native village to solicit the help of a human. It makes a distinctive throbbing sound, not at all unlike the sound of a bees' nest; which may well be the clue to the evolutionary origin of the remarkable behaviour. Understanding the ploy, the person follows the bird, opens up the hive for it (the black-throated honeyguide is only 18cm long) and shares the spoils. The man takes the honey, while the bird - and again this is unique in the avian world - consumes and successfully metabolises the beeswax.
And if you can digest it - no pun intended - we do have bacterias in our intestine that get rid of some undesirable stuff - similar to the catalyst converter in your car's muffler. I am sure they feel safe in that neighborhood.
Cheers,
Rajesh
Thanks,
Carol
An 18cm hummingbird could tear apart a behive; that's 7" long in the English system.
And, as an afterthought, could not the seeking of the village be a learned behavior instead of "evolutionary"??? Probably unprovable either way. I just think the "E-word" is overused. And, poor honey-bees; their nest is destroyed. Symbiosis with a cost to a 3rd party....
"The language of ethics is soothing at the level of generalities, and frightening at the level of specifics."-- David Walsh, “Rights Without Right,” First Things.
Sorry about that. I didn't realize it was a call for WC, my bad.
Thanks,
Rajesh