[mfrykman]

"The pom-pom crab, the scientists speculated, is perhaps the only animal on the planet that controls another species’ growth, feeding and asexual reproduction."

Except for scientists, of course.

[moron4hire]

I recall reading something about a species of ants that cultivated aphids for some fluid they secrete.

[mhb]

Yes [1]. And leafcutter ants farm fungus. I think the distinction is the level of involvement of the crabs in the anemones' reproduction.

[1]https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071009212548.h...

[taneq]

And botanists. There's a lot of grafting and taking cuttings going on there.

I've probably just horribly offended a bunch of botanists, haven't I?