• spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    There’s also a level of understanding vs. utility involved. Being aware that there are subtypes of symbiotic relationship doesn’t necessitate using them in day to day conversation, as most ppl just remember that they learned about the category.

    To biologists, however, there’s a world of difference.