This shrimp lives in association with a sea anemone.
The anemone have stinging tentacles, so the shrimp must acclimate itself.... by pressing it's body and appendages against the tentacles for increasing periods of time.
After this it is able to move between the tentacles without getting stung.
But if it is separated from it's host for a few days, it will need to repeat the immunizing procedure.
The shrimp offers cleansing services to passing fish.... attracting them by waving it's antennae.
Fish visiting the cleaning station.... will remain stationary while their external parasites are removed and eaten by the shrimp.
Even allowing the shrimp to clean the inside of their gill covers and the mouth.
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