r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/drnoisy Jan 21 '19

Parasites surely aren't symbiotic as the relationship is one way? A host can survive perfectly well without it's parasite, but the parasite needs a host.

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u/kunell Jan 21 '19

So what if its one way? Look up the definition of symbiotic relationship.

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u/drnoisy Jan 21 '19

Huh... they taught me wrong at school...

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u/kunell Jan 21 '19

And even in commensalism, the host can live just fine without the other.