> Even if 80% of the population are eaten (by the spiders), it’s worth it for the 20% to keep surviving and reproducing.
Some symbiosis
Float away from the methane and die, or if lucky attach to a predator that lives in the methane that will harvest you for consumption but not before you reproduce
smadge
It’s like the symbiotic relationship between humans and livestock.
WalterBright
These sorts of relationships are common in earthly life.
It's not about being nice. It's about reproductive success, by any means.
Some symbiosis
Float away from the methane and die, or if lucky attach to a predator that lives in the methane that will harvest you for consumption but not before you reproduce