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If not predator or prey then parasite?

Posted - September 1, 2017

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  • 10052
    Maybe. But don't forget about mutualism and commensalism. 
      September 1, 2017 10:49 PM MDT
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  • 5614
    Intriguing .. mu·tu·al·ism
    ˈmyo͞oCHo͞oəˌlizəm/
    noun
    noun: mutualism

    the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being.
    Biology
    symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved.

    Commensalism, in ecology, is a class of relationships between two organisms where one organism benefits from the other without affecting it.
      September 2, 2017 11:29 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    It's how I strive to live. :)
      September 3, 2017 7:11 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    Then there's pestilence.

    That can level all three of your guys.

      September 1, 2017 11:03 PM MDT
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  • 5808
    maybe a fungus among us...
      September 2, 2017 8:05 PM MDT
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