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Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Picture No. 11091792

Picture No. 11091792
Anemone Hermit Crab with anemones (Calliactis polypus) on shell for camouflage and protection Date:

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Picture No. 11074074

Picture No. 11074074
Red-billed Oxpeckers feeding on Giraffe Kruger National Park, South Africa

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Picture No. 10890838

Picture No. 10890838
Coral Grouper - being cleaned by a Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). Example of symbiosis / symbiotic relationship. (Cephalopholis miniata) Date:

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Picture No. 10750255

Picture No. 10750255
Cleaner Shrimp - cleaning fish Date:

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Picture No. 10900912

Picture No. 10900912
Impala (Aepyceros melampus) Date:

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Picture No. 10900910

Picture No. 10900910
Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) Date:

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Picture No. 10900911

Picture No. 10900911
Red-billed Oxpecker (Aepyceros melampus) Date:

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Lichen - on tree

Lichen - on tree
ROG-13893 Lichen - on tree Ramalina fraxinea Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Cleaner Shrimp - tropical coral reefs

Cleaner Shrimp - tropical coral reefs
PM-10673 Cleaner Shrimp tropical coral reefs Stenopus sp. Pat Morris contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Black Ant - tending black bean aphids - UK

Black Ant - tending black bean aphids - UK
SPH-52 Black Garden Ant - tending black bean aphids UK Lasius niger Steve Hopkin contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Black Ant - tending black bean aphids

Black Ant - tending black bean aphids
SPH-2171 Black Ant - tending black bean aphids Lasius niger Steve Hopkin contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Honey Bee - with pollen baskets - UK

Honey Bee - with pollen baskets - UK
SPH-278 Honeybee - with pollen baskets, pollinating flower UK Apis mellifera Steve Hopkin contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Fly Agaric Fungi - in woods


Fly Agaric Fungi - in woods

DAD-1083 FUNGI - Fly Agaric in woods Woodland habitat Amanita muscaria David C Dixon contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Cape Buffalo CRH 127 With Yellow-billed Oxpecker removing parasites - Chobe

Cape Buffalo CRH 127 With Yellow-billed Oxpecker removing parasites - Chobe
CRH-127 AFRICAN / CAPE BUFFALO - With Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) removing parasites Chobe, Botswana Syncerus caffer Syncerus caffer & Buphagus africanus Chris Harvey contact details

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Honey Bee - covered in pollen on privet flower

Honey Bee - covered in pollen on privet flower
JOP-41 Honeybee - Covered in pollen on privet flower Apis mellifera Jonathan Player contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Black Garden Ant - Tending aphids, UK

Black Garden Ant - Tending aphids, UK
SPH-55 Black garden ANT - tending / milking aphids / blackfly UK Lasius niger Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Cleaner Wrasse VT 6539 Cleaning the Spotted Sweetlip, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Cleaner Wrasse VT 6539 Cleaning the Spotted Sweetlip, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Labroides dimidiatus / P
VT-6539 Cleaner Wrasse - Cleaning the Spotted Sweetlip (P. chaetodonoides) Great Barrier Reef, Australia Labroides dimidiatus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Manta Rays - line up at a cleaning station - The front ray is being cleaned by dozens of cleaner

Manta Rays - line up at a cleaning station - The front ray is being cleaned by dozens of cleaner wrasse while the back
VT-9009 Manta Rays - line up at a cleaning station - The front ray is being cleaned by dozens of cleaner wrasse while the back ray waits for her turn

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Cleaner Fish LB 4841 Cleaning from Three Spot Angel Fish © Ian R. Beames / ARDEA LONDON

Cleaner Fish LB 4841 Cleaning from Three Spot Angel Fish © Ian R. Beames / ARDEA LONDON
LB-4841 Cleaner Fish - Cleaning from Three Spot Angel Fish Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Masai Giraffe - Maasai Mara National Park - Kenya - Africa

Masai Giraffe - Maasai Mara National Park - Kenya - Africa
FL-2077 MAASAI GIRAFFE - x two Maasai Mara NP, Kenya Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Redbilled Oxpecker - on back of buffalo - Sabi Sands Game Reserve - South Africa

Redbilled Oxpecker - on back of buffalo - Sabi Sands Game Reserve - South Africa
GET-2025 Redbilled Oxpecker - on back of buffalo Sabi Sands Game Reserve - South Africa Buphagus erythrorhynchus Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Giant Moray Eel KA 91 Being cleaned by shrimps. Gymnothorax javanicus © Kurt Amsler / ARDEA LONDON

Giant Moray Eel KA 91 Being cleaned by shrimps. Gymnothorax javanicus © Kurt Amsler / ARDEA LONDON
KA-91 Giant Moray Eel - Being cleaned by shrimps. Gymnothorax javanicus Kurt Amsler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Anemone Crab - & Saddle back anemonefish. Sharing the same anemone in a synbiotic relationship

Anemone Crab - & Saddle back anemonefish. Sharing the same anemone in a synbiotic relationship
VT-8743 Anemone Crab - & Saddle back anemonefish. Sharing the same anemone in a symbiotic relationship. The stinging cells of the host anemone give both creatures protection from preditors

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: A commensal harlequin crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis) living on a sea cucumber (Holothuroidea)

A commensal harlequin crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis) living on a sea cucumber (Holothuroidea)
AUS-662 A commensal harlequin crab living on a sea cucumber (Holothuroidea). Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Boxer Crab - These animals hold small stinging anemones in their claws both for protection

Boxer Crab - These animals hold small stinging anemones in their claws both for protection and to stun prey
AUS-1544 Boxer Crab - These animals hold small stinging anemones in their claws both for protection and to stun prey North Solitary islands, New South Wales, Australia

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Many-spotted Sweetlips - with Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)

Many-spotted Sweetlips - with Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
VT-8988 Many-spotted Sweetlips - with Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) turning around in front of Sweetlips to clean off parisites Indonesia Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Valerie & Ron

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Pink Anemone Fish - most commonly seen living with the Magnificent anemone on reefs in 3

Pink Anemone Fish - most commonly seen living with the Magnificent anemone on reefs in 3. 20 meters - Papua New Guinea
VT-8954 Pink Anemone Fish - most commonly seen living with the Magnificent anemone on reefs in 3.20 meters Papua New Guinea Amphiprion perideraion Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Tomato Anemone Fish. This clown fish has a spine on its cheek

Tomato Anemone Fish. This clown fish has a spine on its cheek. Sometimes it is called a spinecheek Indonesia
VT-8867 Tomato Anemone Fish Indonesia Premnas biaculeatus This clown fish has a spine on its cheek. Sometimes it is called a spinecheek Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Flashlightfish - These fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a by product of

Flashlightfish - These fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a by product of metabolism
VT-8813 Flashlightfish - These fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a by product of metabolism Banda Sea. Indonesia

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Crinoid Clingfish - they have a symbiotic relationship with feather starfish where they receive

Crinoid Clingfish - they have a symbiotic relationship with feather starfish where they receive shelter
VT-8767 Crinoid Clingfish - they have a symbiotic relationship with featherstar where they receive shelter and a steady supply of food as it filters through the stars arms Great Barrier Reef

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Flashlight Fish - these fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a byproduct of

Flashlight Fish - these fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a byproduct of metbolsim
VT-8766 Flashlight Fish - these fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a byproduct of metbolsim. They are totally nocturnal, living by day deep in caves. Banda sea, Indonesia

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Tomato Cod - being cleaned by the hump-back cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) Mllne Bay

Tomato Cod - being cleaned by the hump-back cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) Mllne Bay, Papua New Guinea
VT-8737 Tomato Cod - being cleaned by the Indo-pacific White-striped / Hump-back Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) Mllne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Sweetlip - with Cleaner Wrasse, Painted Sweetlips lined up to be cleaned by the little wrasse

Sweetlip - with Cleaner Wrasse, Painted Sweetlips lined up to be cleaned by the little wrasse
VT-8757 Sweetlip - with Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Painted Sweetlips lined up to be cleaned by the little wrasse

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Triggerfish - & Cleaner Wrasse, this large Triggerfish sits quietly while the little Wrasse picks

Triggerfish - & Cleaner Wrasse, this large Triggerfish sits quietly while the little Wrasse picks off parisites
VT-8755 Triggerfish - & Cleaner Wrasse, this large Triggerfish sits quietly while the little Wrasse picks off parisites. Papua New Guinea. Balistoides viridescens

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Sweetlip, cleaner wrasse - this Sweetlip holds is mouth open so the little wrasse can clean his

Sweetlip, cleaner wrasse - this Sweetlip holds is mouth open so the little wrasse can clean his gills
VT-8756 Magpie Sweetlip, cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - this Sweetlip holds is mouth open so the little wrasse can clean his gills

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Cod - Considered a good eating fish this cod is often seen looking out from the protection of

Cod - Considered a good eating fish this cod is often seen looking out from the protection of the coral
VT-8736 Cod - being cleaned by a Labroides wrasse. Indonesia Epinephelus macrospilus They are considered a good eating fish. This cod is often seen looking out from the protection of the coral

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Moray Eel and Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides sp) - Cleaner wrasse are the barbers of the reef

Moray Eel and Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides sp) - Cleaner wrasse are the barbers of the reef
VT-8725 Moray Eel and Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides sp) Indonesia Gymnothorax flavimarginatus Cleaner wrasse are the barbers of the reef. Here we see a wrasse nipping parasites from a moray eel

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Moray Eel & Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides Dimidiatus) - The little wrasse does a soft dance

Moray Eel & Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides Dimidiatus) - The little wrasse does a soft dance on the eel's head to signal
VT-8720 Moray Eel & Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides Dimidiatus) - The little wrasse does a soft dance on the eel's head to signal she is about to start cleaning him. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Anemone Fish - pair, female is larger of the two

Anemone Fish - pair, female is larger of the two
VT-3156 Red-and-Black / Black / Dusky ANEMONE FISH / Fire / Blackfin Clownfish - pair, female is larger of the two Amphiprion melanopus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Platax Teira with Cleaner Wrasse - Indo pacific - Australia

Platax Teira with Cleaner Wrasse - Indo pacific - Australia
VT-5413 Platax Teira with Cleaner Wrasse Indo pacific - Australia Labroides dimidiatus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Giant Sea Bass - with Cleaner Fish California to Baja California (Mexico)

Giant Sea Bass - with Cleaner Fish California to Baja California (Mexico)
KEL-109 Giant Sea Bass - with Cleaner Fish California to Baja California (Mexico) Stereolepis gigas Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Red Deer - stag with jackdaws searching fir for ticks - Richmond Park UK 007862

Red Deer - stag with jackdaws searching fir for ticks - Richmond Park UK 007862
BB-1885 Red Deer - stag with jackdaws searching fur for ticks Richmond Park UK Cervus elaphus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Red Deer - stag with magpies on back searching fir for ticks - Richmond Park UK 007853

Red Deer - stag with magpies on back searching fir for ticks - Richmond Park UK 007853
BB-1884 Red Deer - stag with magpies on back searching fur for ticks Richmond Park UK Cervus elaphus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Juvenile Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in bulb-tentacle sea anemone

Juvenile Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in bulb-tentacle sea anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
AUS-719 Clark's anemonefish in bulb-tentacle sea anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). Rib Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Orange anemonefish (Amphiprion sandaracinos) in Mertens sea anemone (Stichodactyla mertensii)

Orange anemonefish (Amphiprion sandaracinos) in Mertens sea anemone (Stichodactyla mertensii)
AUS-654 Orange anemonefish in Mertens sea anemone (Stichodactyla mertensi). Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand Amphiprion sandaracinos Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Green tree or Weaver ants - attending larva of lycaenid Oak-blue butterfly (Arhopala sp. )

Green tree or Weaver ants - attending larva of lycaenid Oak-blue butterfly (Arhopala sp. )
AUS-391 Green tree or Weaver ants - attending larva of lycaenid Oak-blue butterfly (Arhopala sp.). Tropical Australia Oecophylla smaragdina virescens Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Sugar ants - accompanying larvae of lycaenid butterfly (Ogyrus genoveva) up a tree to mistletoe

Sugar ants - accompanying larvae of lycaenid butterfly (Ogyrus genoveva) up a tree to mistletoe, their food plant
AUS-390 Sugar ants - accompanying larvae of lycaenid butterfly (Ogyrus genoveva) up a tree to mistletoe, their food plant. Australia-wide Camponotus sp

Background imageSymbiosis Collection: Valentine ants - guarding pupa of Mangrove ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei)

Valentine ants - guarding pupa of Mangrove ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei) in exchange for sweet secretions
AUS-386 Valentine ants - guarding pupa of Mangrove ant-blue butterfly (Acrodipsas illidgei) in exchange for sweet secretions. Australia Crematogaster sp



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