Complex symbiotic relationships form among prairie species, such as this
American Painted Lady sipping nectar on Blue Vervain
(Verbena hastata)
and pollinating the flower in the process.
Mutualistic:
both organisms benefit from the interaction.
Parasitic:
a parasite feeds off a host without killing the host.
Complex symbiotic relationships form among prairie species, such as this
American Painted Lady sipping nectar on Blue Vervain
(Verbena hastata)
and pollinating the flower in the process.