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Honey bees, which get pollen from flowers and turn it into honey and in exchange they pollinate the flowers. This is why they were revered in ancient Greece, P
by DoreenMichele 6y ago
Honey bees, which get pollen from flowers and turn it into honey and in exchange they pollinate the flowers.
This is why they were revered in ancient Greece, Persia and India -- as a mental model for how to develop symbiotic relationships and do trade instead of pillaging other communities.
Humans inflict a toll, but we also can do a lot of stewardship. Probably this kind of existential crisis is why so many religions do things like give thanks for food before eating (because food comes from other living things -- we don't eat rocks).
- eloff 6y agoHoneybees which sting allergic humans causing them to die. I think one would be hard pressed to find a purely beneficial species that doesn't harm another. Especially if you consider competing over resources as harm.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoHoney bees sting in defense. If you want to know "Is there anything in this world that doesn't even defend itself?" you are correct: The answer is Absolutely not. Nothing survives that doesn't have some kind of survival instinct and some means to protect itself when threatened.