I am needing some gestures for Symbiosis Relationships (Mutualism, Parasitism, and Commensalism) Any suggestions?

How about a "nit-picking" motion for parasitism (for lice). I confess I had to look up "commensalism," and found the example of cattle stirring up insects for cattle egrets. I could see "walking fingers" gesture for the cattle (or "horns" maybe?), followed by a swooping motino for the egrets coming in to eat up all the stirred up insects.

For "mutualism" why not mimic a bee pollinating a flower?

Just a few thougts to get you started - the sky's the limit when you get the hang of these.

-Jen

Here is what I use:

Mutualism- shake our own hands, both benefit.

Commensalism- I give the example of the shark and the remora, and make a smiley in the air to one side, one benefits, then a straight line in the air on the others side, the other is not harmed.

Parasitism- I use the classic brain sucker starving to death, one hand on the head, fingers spread like a spider, and pulsing up and down- one benefits, I make a face, the other is harmed.

My 2 pennies.