THE protocooperation it is part of one of several other ecological relationships existing in ecology, it is one of the first interspecific relationships that exist, or that is, relationships between different species, in this relationship there is no harm to any of the species, the relationship is extremely harmonica.
Protocooperation is the relationship of different species that will always be positive and harmonic, that is, both will benefit, remembering that the species are independent of each other, that is, the relationship can be expendable at any time, they can happen either in a lasting way or even in a short period deadline.
Many confuse mutualism with protocooperation, mutualism is also a harmonic relationship between two species, but these species depend on each other, that is, they are dependent, different from the protocooperation.
Hermit crabs and sea anemones: In this relationship both are benefited, the hermit crab, or better known as Bernardo, shelters itself inside an empty shell for its survival, these shells are snails, this crab takes this shell out of its natural habitat to shelter itself, as the hermit crab goes. As the shell changes grow, these shells help protect the crab's structure, that is, the soft parts of its body, more precisely in the abdomen. In the protocooperation part, the crab collects the sea anemone and places it high above the shell, the anemone has tentacles in its structure with stinging cells, these tentacles produce a substance that in contact with other animals burns their skin, that is, it creates a kind of protection against predators, the anemone is also benefited, as it gains the benefit of mobility and food, food leftovers that the crabs let out during feeding, this whole relationship is called protocooperation, as mentioned, both are beneficiaries.
ox and the anu bird: This relationship is mainly linked to feeding, the anu birds eat the ticks present on the ox's skin, that is, it can feed in this very practical way, by the way, as the oxen are also benefited, as they get rid of the annoyances of the ticks.
African crocodile and the toothpick bird: Crocodiles in their resting environment usually sleep with their mouths open, this is so that digestion occurs faster, with this action the toothpick bird sees the opportunity to eat parasites and some leftover food that are present in the mouth of the alligator, very strange not é?
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