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Tweet	Animal Information \| Educational \| Education Audio \| Marine Biology Cleaning Symbiosis - Do Cheaters Prosper? Are cleaner fish tempted to bite their clients? Parasites may be harmful to living organisms. A relationship called the cleaning symbiosis describes how some animals, the cleaners, remove parasites from other animals, the clients. Because of the close interaction between cleaner and client, a question arises: instead of picking off parasites, do cleaners ever bite their clients instead? Audio Posted: April 1, 2009 \| Running time: 3:59 Loading the player ... Download Cleaning Symbiosis - Do Cheaters Prosper? for offline listening (5.5 MB)

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Cleaning Symbiosis - Do Cheaters Prosper?

Are cleaner fish tempted to bite their clients?

Parasites may be harmful to living organisms. A relationship called the cleaning symbiosis describes how some animals, the cleaners, remove parasites from other animals, the clients. Because of the close interaction between cleaner and client, a question arises: instead of picking off parasites, do cleaners ever bite their clients instead?

Audio Posted: April 1, 2009 | Running time: 3:59

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Download Cleaning Symbiosis - Do Cheaters Prosper? for offline listening (5.5 MB)

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Cleaning Symbiosis - Do Cheaters Prosper?

Are cleaner fish tempted to bite their clients?

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