When fish and octopuses hunt together, who leads?

When fish and octopuses hunt together, who leads?

By Irene Wright

Source: miamiherald

9/26/2024

Mutually beneficial relationships help keep the animal kingdom in harmony. Plover birds walk into the dangerous mouths of crocodiles and feed on decomposing meat inside, keeping the birds full and the sharp teeth healthy.

Woolly bats roost in carnivorous pitcher plants despite their reputation for dissolving creatures in their digestive juices. The bat stays near the rim and gets a safe place to hide, while the plant can feed on the excrement dropping into its equivalent of a stomach.