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Another Segmaris detail, depicting the early part of the life cycle. The cavities in the reddish-brown symbiont are the product of countless generations of interactions between these two species. Over millions of years, the host evolved to accommodate the reproductive needs of its symbiont- providing a shelter for its offspring, complete with a stable environment and nutrients excreted within the cavity. Of course their is a return on this investment: the adult Segmaris repays its debt to its host by returning nutrients to it (in the form of feces), and helping to facilitate its reproductive cycle.

Description
Another Segmaris detail, depicting the early part of the life cycle. The cavities in the reddish-brown symbiont are the product of countless generations of interactions between these two species. Over millions of years, the host evolved to accommodate the reproductive needs of its symbiont- providing a shelter for its offspring, complete with a stable environment and nutrients excreted within the cavity. Of course their is a return on this investment: the adult Segmaris repays its debt to its host by returning nutrients to it (in the form of feces), and helping to facilitate its reproductive cycle.