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A handshake deal where both species walk away richer, no charity involved.
means An ecological relationship where two different species both benefit from living together.
from From Latin mutuus, meaning reciprocal or borrowed; coined by ecologists in the 1870s to name nature's win-win partnerships.
Bee economicsPollinators get food; flowers get sex delivery.
Gut dealYour microbes digest food you cannot.
Not friendshipBoth partners exploit each other profitably.