Mutualism is a way to understand our world. Instead of being stuck by the enormity of the world’s problems, mutualism enables us to uncover existing local solutions whose growth is centered on ...

Much of nature’s delicate balance is a case of give and take. UCCSbiology We now know that mountain treeshrews and summit rats feed on the nectar secreted by the giant pitcher plant – Nepenthes rajah ...

Climate change is likely to have a profound impact on the distribution of life on this planet. As Diana Six explains, mutualistic relationships will be affected particularly severely. Climate change ...

Call them nature’s own luxury high-rise condo rentals. Squamellaria plants, from the same family as coffee and quinine, are fat aerial tubers perched high in tropical trees. In Fiji, one of the ...

Endosymbiotic relationships -- in which one organism lives within another -- are striking examples of mutualism, and can often significantly shape the biology of the participant species. In new ...

It’s well known that pollinators give us our favorite foods, from strawberries to sunflower seeds. But less familiar is what drives pollination: Mutualism. It’s an interaction between two individuals ...

Reakirt's blue butterflies were moving among the flower heads of white clover in my lawn. I presumed that they were nectaring, but I watched closely and discovered that they were ovipositing. They ...

WARNING ANIMAL DISSECTION! The film "Parasitism: Parasitic Flatworms" explores the relationship between parasitic flatworms and their hosts, detailing how these organisms live off other animals for ...