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Video on aye-ayes and their symbiotic relationships. Read below for more details
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Mutualism
Mutilism is where both species in an environment that benefit each other in a relationship.
- Aye-aye and bugs - after the aye-aye is done eating, it disposes of the bugs it has eaten. It has been said that this disposing is very good for the ground and fertilizes it to help new things grow.
commensalism
Commensalism is when one species benefits and the other one isn't affected.
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Parasitism
Parasitism is where one species benefits and one is harmed in the process.
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Predator/prey relationship
The biggest predator to the aye-aye is the fossa. The aye-aye's best hiding place is trees, but the fossa has sticky pads on the bottom of it's feet and sharp claws to help climb up the trees. The aye-aye is good at hiding to where the fossa doesn't know it's in the tree or even there at all.