A new North Carolina State University study finds that climate change could be destabilizing the mutualistic relationships between insects and plants. The findings could portend the future fracturing ...

Scientists discovered that swollen-thorn acacias invested more in ant rewards during a drought, suggesting that mutualistic interactions play a crucial role in the plant’s survival, even during ...

Of the symbiotic relationships, mutualism, where both species benefit from the relationship, is the most exciting form. How two disparate species can form a cooperative where both benefit seems like ...

An entomologist documents a rare interaction between ant species, suggesting a possible mutualistic “cleaning” system similar ...

New research shows that pitcher plants, long seen as insect predators, may have a mutualistic relationship with wasps. The nectar of these carnivorous plants provides a key food source for wasps, ...

Legumes like soybeans, alfalfa, peas, beans, peanuts and many more have a remarkable ability: They can partner with soil ...

Memphis Zoo’s resident hippos were spotted hanging out with African cichlids and tilapia as they enjoyed what the zoo described as a “mutualistic relationship”. Underwater footage posted to the zoo’s ...

Pseudomyrmex spinicola ants feeding on nectar produced from extrafloral nectaries, located at the base of the leaves of swollen-thorn acacias (Vachellia collinsii). In this obligate mutualistic ...

Hippos and Fish Share Cool 'Mutualistic Relationship' at Memphis Zoo Memphis Zoo’s resident hippos were spotted hanging out with African cichlids and tilapia as they enjoyed what the zoo described as ...