As with many other facultative mutualisms, cheating is present on both sides of the interaction.
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Secondly, facultative mutualism, where two mutualistic partners both benefit from the mutualism, but can theoretically survive in each other's absence.
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Myrmecochory is traditionally thought to be a diffuse or facultative mutualism with low specialization since ant mutualists need to be larger to successfully carry the diaspore back to the nest.