A large number of Acorn Barnacles grow on the shell of a Common Whelk. A common form of symbiosis known as mutualism where both species benefit
A large number of Acorn Barnacles grow on the shell of a Common Whelk. A common form of symbiosis known as mutualism where both species benefit, but becomes amenalism when the cargo becomes an impediment
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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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