The small fl ying fi sh
can safely feast on the
plankton even though it
is on the menu of many
predators, because it is
diffi cult to catch. Special
fi ns allow it to ‘fl y’ long
distances above the
water – out of reach of
bloodthirsty predators.
Any great feast needs
a clean-up afterwards.
The Pacifi c cleaner
shrimp lives in a
symbiotic relationship
with ocean fi sh which
swim by to get rid of
dead cells and parasites
on which the small
shrimp is happy to feed.GENERAL CLEAN-UP Shrimp cleans parasites from fish.
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