This clip from Weird Nature on the BBC has been floating around the internet. It is extraordinary, but what it doesn’t mention is that some species of pistol shrimp live in symbiotic relationships with goby fish. They often share a burrow, which is built and maintained by the shrimp, but guarded by the fish. The pair leave the burrow together to look for food, the shrimp keeping in contact with the fish with its antenna. Since the goby fish has better vision, it can spot danger, in which cases it wiggles its tail and both animals retreat to the safety of their burrow.
Pistol Shrimp and Goby Fish Symbiosis
This entry was written by Jeff Kinkle, posted on August 3, 2009 at 1:00 pm, filed under Et cetera and tagged creatures, goby fish, heartwarming tales from the deep, pistol shrimp. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.
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What? Does that shrimp eat shrimps?