Thursday 25 August 2011

Mutualism videos

In memetics, culture is in a symbiotic relationship with humans. Cultural creatures have symbiotic relationships with humans - and with each other. So: understanding symbiosis is the key to understanding how human culture works.

Some symbiotic relationships are mutually-beneficial. The term for such relationships is "mutualism". Mutualist relationships are ubiquitous in biology. Some videos illustrate the phenomenon in the organic world:


Ant and caterpillar symbiosis.


Acacia Tree Ants.


Leaf cutter ants and fungus.


Clownfish and Sea Anemone Partnership.


Caribbean Cleaners.


Hippo Spa.


Elephants Are Terrified By Ants .


Ant Caterpillar Mutualism.


Perfect Symbiosis - tree ants.


Ant-aphid mutualism.


Coral Reef Symbiosis.


Evolution coevolution of the ant and fungi.


Symbiotic Relationships.


Ants farm aphids.


Tree Ants & Caterpillars.

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