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It is a wonderful example of how nature cares for nothing other than the spread of an organism, destroying anything and anyone in its path if it would bring eve
by arghwhat 8y ago
It is a wonderful example of how nature cares for nothing other than the spread of an organism, destroying anything and anyone in its path if it would bring even the slightest convenience.
Ignoring our own extremely destructive habits for a moment, I believe we might be the only organism with interests in preserving other types of organisms.
(The destructiveness of nature also makes it terribly hilarious when people consider "natural" things—as opposed to man-made, synthetic things—to somehow equal "healthy", as nature is usually doing its very best to kill us.)
- jvzr 8y agoMutualism exists in nature, and is especially represented in different species of ants.
- arghwhat 8y agoI was not referring to a case of mutualism. Mutualism implies a bidirectional benefit of the relationship. I believe the ants you refer to trade defense services for honeydew from smaller bugs, for example. Mutualism is still very interesting, but what I was referring to was a case of preserving another organism without a direct benefit. For example, wild dolphins protecting humans from sharks or similar.